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ALPHA-AMYLASE COMBINATORIAL VARIANTS
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[001] This application claims benefit of priority from US provisional
applications USSN
61/776,699, filed 11 March 2013, USSN 61/906,617, filed 20 November 2013, and
USSN
61/907,131, filed 21 November 2013, and are incorporated herein by reference
in their entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[002] Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to variant a-amylases
containing a
plurality of combinable mutations. The variant a-amylases are useful, for
example, for starch
liquefaction and saccharification, cleaning starchy stains, textile desizing,
baking, and brewing.
BACKGROUND
[003] Starch consists of a mixture of amylose (15-30% w/w) and amylopectin (70-
85% w/w).
Amylose consists of linear chains of a-1,4-linked glucose units having a
molecular weight
(MW) from about 60,000 to about 800,000. Amylopectin is a branched polymer
containing a-
1,6 branch points every 24-30 glucose units; its MW may be as high as 100
million.
[004] Sugars from starch, in the form of concentrated dextrose syrups, are
currently produced
by an enzyme catalyzed process involving: (1) liquefaction (or viscosity
reduction) of solid
starch with an a-amylase into dextrins having an average degree of
polymerization of about 7-
10, and (2) saccharification of the resulting liquefied starch (i.e. starch
hydrolysate) with
amyloglucosidase (also called glucoamylase or GA). The resulting syrup has a
high glucose
content. Much of the glucose syrup that is commercially produced is
subsequently
enzymatically isomerized to a dextrose/fructose mixture known as isosyrup. The
resulting syrup
also may be fermented with microorganisms, such as yeast, to produce
commercial products
including ethanol, citric acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, itaconic acid,
monosodium glutamate,
gluconates, lysine, other organic acids, other amino acids, and other
biochemicals, for example.
Fermentation and saccharification can be conducted simultaneously (i.e., an
SSF process) to
achieve greater economy and efficiency.
[005] a-amylases hydrolyze starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides by
cleaving internal
a-1,4-glucosidic bonds at random. a-amylases, particularly from Bacilli, have
been used for a
variety of different purposes, including starch liquefaction and
saccharification, textile desizing,
starch modification in the paper and pulp industry, brewing, baking,
production of syrups for the
food industry, production of feedstocks for fermentation processes, and in
animal feed to
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increase digestability. These enzymes can also be used to remove starchy soils
and stains during
dishwashing and laundry washing.
[006] Numerous publications have described mutations in a-amylases. However,
not all
mutations produce the same effect in different molecules and not all mutation
can be combined.
In addition, many mutations produce molecules that have certain desirable
qualities at the
expense of other properties. The need exists for robust engineered a-amylases
molecules.
SUMMARY
[007] The present compositions and methods relate to variant amylase
polypeptides, and
methods of use, thereof. Aspects and embodiments of the present compositions
and methods are
summarized in the following separately-numbered paragraphs:
1. In one aspect, a recombinant variant of a parent a-amylase is provided,
comprising: a
mutation at an amino acid residue corresponding to E187 or S241; and at least
one mutation at
an amino acid residue corresponding to an amino acid residue selected from the
group consisting
of N126, Y150, F153, L171, T180, and, 1203; wherein the variant a-amylase or
the parent a-
amylase has at least 60% amino acid sequence identity relative to SEQ ID NO:
1, which is used
for numbering; and wherein the variant has increased thermostability,
detergent stability, starch
liquifaction activity, and/or cleaning performance compared to the parent a-
amylase or a
reference a-amylase differing from the variant a-amylase only by the absence
of the mutations.
2. In some embodiments, the variant a-amylase of paragraph 1 comprises at
least two
mutations at amino acid residues corresponding N126, Y150, F153, L171, and,
1203, using SEQ
ID NO: 1 for numbering.
3. In some embodiments, the variant a-amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs
further comprises a deletion of at least one amino acid residue corresponding
to R178, G179,
T180, and G181, using SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering.
4. In some embodiments, the variant a-amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs
further comprise deletions of amino acid residues corresponding to R178 and
G179, or T180 and
G181.
5. In some embodiments, the variant a-amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs
further comprises a mutation at an amino acid residue corresponding to G476
and/or G477,
using SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering.
6. In some embodiments, the variant a-amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs
further comprises a mutation in an amino acid residue corresponding to an
amino acid residue
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selected from the group consisting of E132, Q167, T180, and A277, using SEQ ID
NO: 1 for
numbering.
7. In some embodiments, the variant a-amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs
further comprises a mutation in an amino acid residue corresponding to an
amino acid residue
selected from the group consisting of R458, T459, and D460, using SEQ ID NO: 1
for
numbering.
8. In some embodiments, the variant a-amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs
further comprises a mutation in an amino acid residue corresponding to T180,
using SEQ ID
NO: 1 for numbering.
9. In some embodiments, the variant a-amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs
further comprises a mutation in an amino acid residue corresponding to N205,
using SEQ ID
NO: 3 for numbering.
10. In some embodiments, the variant a-amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs
further comprises a mutation in an amino acid residue corresponding to an
amino acid residue
selected from the group consisting of T333G, A3355, and Q337E, using SEQ ID
NO: 3 for
numbering.
11. In some embodiments, the variant a-amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs
further comprises a mutation in an amino acid residue corresponding to an
amino acid residue
position selected from the group consisting of 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 20, 21,
23, 26, 27, 28, 37, 38,
39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 58, 61, 62, 68, 70, 71, 72,
73, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85,
87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115,
116, 117, 118, 120, 122,
123, 124, 126, 127, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 140, 142,
143, 144, 147, 148,
149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 159, 165, 167, 168, 170, 171,
172, 175, 176, 177,
180, 181, 182, 187, 190, 191, 193, 199, 200, 201, 203, 206, 208, 210, 211,
212, 214, 215, 216,
219, 221, 223, 225, 226, 227, 235, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246,
247, 248, 249, 250,
252, 253, 254, 256, 257, 258, 260, 261, 262, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271,
273, 276, 277, 279,
280, 282, 284, 285, 286, 288, 296, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 307, 308,
310, 311, 312, 313,
316, 317, 318, 320, 321, 325, 327, 335, 338, 342, 348, 349, 352, 356, 357,
360, 362, 363, 368,
369, 377, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 388, 390, 392, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398,
400, 401, 402, 403,
404, 405, 407, 408, 410, 414, 415, 416, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424,
426, 428, 429, 430,
431, 434, 435, 436, 439, 441, 442, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451,
454, 455, 457, 460,
461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 469, 470, 471, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477,
479, 480, 481, 482,
483, and 484, using SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering.
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12. In some embodiments, the variant a-amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs
comprises a combinations of mutations corresponding to mutations selected from
the group
consisting of:
E187P + 1203Y + G476K,
E187P + 1203Y + G476K + R458N + T459S + D460T,
T180D + E187P + 1203Y + G476K,
N126Y + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + G476K,
N126Y + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + Y303D + G476T + G477E,
N126Y + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + Y303D + N475E + G477Q,
N126Y + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + Y303R + N475E + G476T + G477R,
T038N + N088H + N126Y + T1291+ N134M + F153W + L171R + T180D + E187P
+ 1203Y + G476K + G477E,
N126Y + E132H + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + Y303D + G476T + G477E,
N126Y + E187P + G476K,
N126Y + F153W + E187P + G476K,
N126Y + F153W + E187P + G4726 + G477R,
N126Y + E187P + 1203Y,
N126Y + 1203Y + S241Q,
N126Y + T180H + E187P +1203Y,
N126Y + T180H +1203Y + S241Q,
N126Y + F153W + T180H + E187P +1203Y,
N126Y + F153W + T180H +1203Y + S241Q,
N126Y +Y150H + F153W + L171N + E187P +1203Y,
N126Y +Y150H + F153W + L171N +1203Y + S241Q,
N126Y +Y150H + F153W + L171N + T180H + E187P +1203Y,
N126Y +Y150H + F153W + L171N + T180H + 1203Y + S241Q, and
N126Y + F153W + T180D +1203Y + S241Q;
wherein the variant has increased thermostability, detergent stability,
stability starch
liquifaction activity, or cleaning performance compared to the parent; and
wherein the variant or
the parent has at least 60% amino acid sequence identity relative to SEQ ID
NO: 1, which is
used for numbering.
13. In some embodiments, the variant amylase of any of paragraphs 1-12
comprises the
combinations of mutations corresponding to N126Y + F153W + T180D + 1203Y +
5241Q and
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one or more mutations corresponding to mutations selected from the group
consisting of E132H,
Q167E, A277F, and T400K.
14. In some embodiments, the variant amylase of paragraph 13 comprises the
combinations of mutations corresponding to mutations selected from the group
consisting of:
N126Y + E132H + F153W + T180D + 1203Y + S241Q + A277F,
N126Y + E132H + F153W + Q167E + T180D +1203Y + S241Q + A277F, and
N126Y + E132H + F153W + Q167E + T180D +1203Y + S241Q + A277F + T400K.
15. In some embodiments, the variant amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs is
from a Cytophaga species.
16. In some embodiments, the variant amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs is
from a Paenibacillus species.
17. In some embodiments, the variant amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs is not
from a Bacillus species.
18. In some embodiments, the variant amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs has at
least 70% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO: 1, SEQ ID
NO: 3, or SEQ ID NO: 5.
19. In some embodiments, the variant amylase of any of the preceding
paragraphs has at
least 70% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO: 1 or SEQ ID
NO: 3.
20. In some embodiments, the variant amylase of any of paragraphs 1-18 has at
least
80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1,
SEQ ID NO: 3,
or SEQ ID NO: 5.
21 In some embodiments, the variant amylase of any of paragraphs 1-18 has at
least
90% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1,
SEQ ID NO: 3,
or SEQ ID NO: 5.
22. In another aspect, a composition comprising the variant a-amylase of any
of the
preceding paragraphs is provided.
23. In some embodiments, the composition of paragraph 22 is effective for
removing
starchy stains from laundry, dishes, or textiles.
24. In some embodiments, the composition of paragraph 22 or 23 further
comprises a
surfactant.
25. In some embodiments, the composition of any of paragraphs 22-24 is a
detergent
composition.
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26. In some embodiments, the composition of any of paragraphs 22-24 is a
laundry
detergent or a laundry detergent additive.
27. In some embodiments, the composition of any of paragraphs 22-24 is a
manual or
automatic dishwashing detergent.
28. In some embodiments, the composition of any of paragraphs 22-24 further
comprises one or more additional enzymes selected from the group consiting of
protease,
hemicellulase, cellulase, peroxidase, lipolytic enzyme, metallolipolytic
enzyme, xylanase, lipase,
phospholipase, esterase, perhydrolase, cutinase, pectinase, pectate lyase,
mannanase, keratinase,
reductase, oxidase, phenoloxidase, lipoxygenase, ligninase, pullulanase,
tannase, pentosanase,
malanase, B-glucanase, arabinosidase, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, laccase,
metalloproteinase,
amadoriase, glucoamylase, arabinofuranosidase, phytase, isomerase,
transferase, and an amylase
other than the amylase of any one of paragraphs 1-21.
29. In some embodiments, the composition of paragraph 21 is for liquifying
starch.
30. In some embodiments, the composition of paragraph 21 is for saccharifying
a
composition comprising starch, for SSF post liquefaction, or for direct SSF
without prior
liquefaction.
31. In some embodiments, the composition of paragraph 21 is for producing a
fermented
beverage.
32. In some embodiments, the composition of paragraph 21 is for producing a
baked
food product.
33. In some embodiments, the composition of paragraph 21 is for textile
desizing.
34. In another apect, a method for removing a starchy stain or soil from a
surface is
provided, comprising: contacting the surface in the presence of a composition
comprising an
effective amount of the variant amylase of any of the paragraphs 1-21, and
allowing the
polypeptide to hydrolyze starch components present in the starchy stain to
produce smaller
starch-derived molecules that dissolve in the aqueous composition, thereby
removing the starchy
stain from the surface.
35. In some embodiments of the method of paragraph 34 the aqueous composition
further comprises a surfactant.
36. In some embodiments of the method of any of paragraphs 34 or 35 the
surface is a
textile surface or a surface on dishes.
37. In some embodiments of the method of any of paragraphs 34-36 the
composition
further comprises at least one additional enzymes selected from the group
consiting of protease,
hemicellulase, cellulase, peroxidase, lipolytic enzyme, metallolipolytic
enzyme, xylanase, lipase,
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phospholipase, esterase, perhydrolase, cutinase, pectinase, pectate lyase,
mannanase, keratinase,
reductase, oxidase, phenoloxidase, lipoxygenase, ligninase, pullulanase,
tannase, pentosanase,
malanase, B-glucanase, arabinosidase, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, laccase,
metalloproteinase,
amadoriase, glucoamylase, arabinofuranosidase, phytase, isomerase,
transferase, and an amylase
other than the amylase of any one of paragraphs 1-21.
38. In another aspect, a method for saccharifying a composition comprising
starch to
produce a composition comprising glucose is provided, wherein the method
comprises:
(i) contacting the solution comprising starch with effective
amount of the
variant amylase of any of the paragraphs 1-21; and
(ii) saccharifying the solution comprising starch to produce the
composition
comprising glucose; wherein the variant amylase catalyzes the saccharification
of the
starch solution to glucose or other enriched carbohydrate syrups.
39. In some embodiments of the method of paragraph 38 the composition
comprising
starch comprises liquefied starch, gelatinized starch, granular starch, or
starch heat-treated below
its gelatinization temperature.
40. In some embodiments of the method of paragraph 38 or 39 the fermentation
is a
simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) reaction.
41. In some embodiments of the method of any of paragraphs 38-40 the method
further
comprises contacting a mash and/or a wort with an amylase.
42. In some embodiments, the method of any one of paragraphs 38-41 further
comprises adding glucoamylase, hexokinase, xylanase, glucose isomerase, xylose
isomerase,
phosphatase, phytase, pullulanase, 13-amylase, a-amylase that is not the
variant a-amylase,
protease, cellulase, hemicellulase, lipase, cutinase, isoamylase, redox
enzyme, esterase,
transferase, pectinase, alpha-glucosidase, beta-glucosidase, or a combination
thereof, to the
starch solution.
43. In some embodiments of the method of any one of paragraphs 38-42 the
amylase is
expressed and secreted by a host cell.
44. In some embodiments of the method of paragraph 43 the composition
comprising
starch is contacted with the host cell.
45. In some embodiments of the method of paragraph 43 or 44 the host cell
further
expresses and secretes one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting
of
glucoamylase, hexokinase, xylanase, glucose isomerase, xylose isomerase,
phosphatase,
phytase, pullulanase, 13-amylase, a-amylase that is not the variant a-amylase,
protease, cellulase,
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hemicellulase, lipase, cutinase, isoamylase, redox enzyme, esterase,
transferase, pectinase,
alpha-glucosidase, and beta-glucosidase.
46. In some embodiments of the method of any one of paragraphs 43-45 the host
cell
further expresses and secretes a glucoamylase.
47. In some embodiments of the method of any one of paragraphs 43-46 the host
cell is
capable of fermenting the composition.
48. In another aspect, a composition comprising glucose produced by the method
of
any one of paragraphs 38-47 is provided.
49. In another aspect, a liquefied starch produced by the method of any one of
paragraphs 38-47 is provided.
50. In another aspect, a fermented beverage produced by the method of any one
of
paragraphs 38-47 is provided.
51. In another aspect, use of an amylase of any of paragraphs 1-21 in the
production of
a composition comprising glucose, in the production of a liquefied starch, in
the production of a
fermented beverage, in cleaning starchy stains, or in textile desizing, is
provided.
52. In another aspect, a method of desizing a textile is provided, comprising
contacting a
desizing composition with a sized textile for a time sufficient to desize the
textile, wherein the
desizing composition comprises a variant a-amylase of any one of paragraphs 1-
21.
53. In another aspect, an isolated polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of
any of
paragraphs 1-21 is provided.
54. In another aspect, an expression vector comprising the polynucleotide of
paragraph
53 is provided.
55. In another aspect, a host cell comprising the expression vector of
paragraph 54 is
provided
56. In another aspect, a polypeptide according to any one of paragraphs 1-21
encoded by
a polynucleotide that hybridizes under stringent conditions to a
polynucleotide complementary
to the full-length of the polynucleotide of SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 33, or
SEQ ID NO: 38 is
provided.
[008] These and other aspects and embodiments of the compositions and methods
will be
apparent from the present description and drawings.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[009] Figure 1 shows an amino acid sequence alignment of CspAmy2 a-amylase
(SEQ ID NO:
1), PcuAmyl a-amylase (SEQ ID NO: 3), and BASE a-amylase, using Clustal W with
default
parameters.
[0010] Figure 2 is a graph showing the cleaning benefit of different doses of
CspAmy2-v5 and
CspAmy2¨v6 on CS-28 rice starch at pH 8.
[0011] Figure 3 is a graph showing the thermal stability of CspAmy2-v5 and
CspAmy2-v6 in
buffer.
[0012] Figure 4 is a graph showing the thermal stability of CspAmy2-v5 and
CspAmy2-v6 in
buffer with calcium.
[0013] Figure 5 is a graph showing the detergent stability of CspAmy2-v5 and
CspAmy2-v6 in
OMOTm Color detergent.
[0014] Figure 6 is a graph showing the detergent stability of CspAmy2-v5 and
CspAmy2-v6 in
EPSILTM Perfect detergent.
[0015] Figure 7 is a table showing the relative half-lives and performance
indexes of the C16
variants and reference molecules CspAmy2-v1-E187P and CspAmy2-v1-S241Q.
[0016] Figure 8 is a graph showing the thermal stability of the C16 variants
and reference
molecules CspAmy2-v1-E187P and CspAmy2-v1-5241Q at pH 4.5 and 65 C.
[0017] Figure 9 is a graph showing the thermal stability of the C16 variants
and reference
molecules CspAmy2-v1-E187P and CspAmy2-v1-5241Q at pH 5.0 and 70 C.
[0018] Figure 10 is a graph showing the thermal stability of the C16 variants
and reference
molecules CspAmy2-v1-E187P and CspAmy2-v1-5241Q at pH 5.7 and 85 C.
[0019] Figure 11 is a graph showing the detergent stability of CspAmy2-v5,
CspAmy2-v171,
CspAmy2-v172, and ACE-QK.
[0020] Figure 12 is a graph showing the relative cleaning performance of
CspAmy2-v5 and
STAINZYME in a hand dishwashing application.
[0021] Figure 13, includes tables showing the compositions of WfK B citrate-
based detergent
(A) and WfK C phospate-based detergent (B).
[0022] Figures 14 and 15 show the cleaning performace of CspAmy2-v6 (squares)
compared to
POWERASE (diamonds), dosed at 0, 1, 2, 4, or 8 ppm in WfK B detergent against
the mixed
starch stain (Figure 14) and the pasta stain (Figure 15).
[0023] Figures 16 and 17 show the cleaning performace of CspAmy2-v6 (squares)
compared to
STAINZYME (circles), dosed at 0, 1, 2, 4, or 8 ppm WfK B detergent against
the mixed starch
stain (Figure 16) and the pasta stain (Figure 17).
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[0024] Figures 18 and 19 show the cleaning performace of CspAmy2-v6 (squares)
compared to
POWERASE (diamonds), dosed at 0, 1, 2, 4, or 8 ppm in WfK C detergent against
the mixed
starch stain (Figure 18) and the pasta stain (Figure 19). CspAmy2-v6 clearly
outperformed
POWERASE against both stains.
[0025] Figure 20 is a graph showing examples of Cl 8P variants demonstrating
improved
hydrolysis of corn starch at high temperatures. CspAmy2-C18P (N126Y + F153W +
T180D +
1203Y + S241Q) is shown as a reference.
[0026] Figure 21 is a graph showing examples of C18P variants demonstrating
improved
hydrolysis of amylopectin from corn. C18P is shown as a reference.
[0027] Figure 22 is a graph showing examples of variants demonstrating
improved generation of
reducing sugars from starch. C18P is shown as a reference.
[0028] Figure 23 is a graph showing examples of Cl 8P variants demonstrating
improved
release of iodine staining material from starch. Cl 8P is shown as a
reference.
[0029] Figure 24 is a graph showing the viscosity reduction of corn flour
slurry produced by
three C18P variants reported as fluidity (1/viscosity) versus dose of the
variants (in lug). C18P
and C16F are shown as references.
[0030] Figure 25 is a table showing the PI values for C16F variants having
different pairwise
combinations of mutations at positions G476 and G477, relative to a C16F
control, in a corn
starch microswatch assay. PI values for revertants (i.e., G476G and G477G) are
empirically
determined.
[0031] Figure 26 is a table showing the PI values for Cl6Fvariants having
different pairwise
combinations of mutations at positions G476 and G477, relative to a C16F
control, in a corn
amylose hydrolysis assay. PI values for revertants (i.e., G476G and G477G)
areempirically
determined.
[0032] Figure 27 is a graph showing the relative liquefaction performance of
CspAmy2-C25F,
B, and A compared to C16F.
[0033] Figure 28 is a graph showing the results of cleaning assays performed
at 0.015 ppm with
CspAmy2-v179, v186, and v191 compared to STAINZYME and ACE-QK.
[0034] Figure 29 is a graph showing the relative thermostability of CspAmy2
variants v5, v179,
v186, and v191 compared to STAINZYME and ACE-QK at temperatures ranging from
77 C
to 97 C.
[0035] Figure 30 is a graph showing the relative in-detergent storage
stability of CspAmy2
variants v5 and v179 compared to STAINZYME and ACE-QK in TIDE regular HDL.
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[0036] Figure 31 is a graph showing the relative in-detergent storage
stability of CspAmy2
variants v5 and v179 compared to STAINZYME and ACE-QK in US TIDE PODSTM.
[0037] Figure 32 is a graph showing the relative in-detergent storage
stability of CspAmy2
variants v5 and v179 compared to STAINZYME and ACE-QK in European ARIELTM
HDL.
[0038] Figure 33 is a graph showing the relative in-detergent storage
stability of CspAmy2
variants v5 and v179 compared to STAINZYME and ACE-QK in European OMOTm Color
HDL.
[0039] Figure 34 is a graph showing the relative in-detergent storage
stability of CspAmy2
variants v5 and v179 compared to STAINZYME and ACE-QK in Chinese OMOTm Color
HDL.
[0040] Figure 35 is a graph showing the relative in-detergent storage
stability of CspAmy2
variants v5 and v179 compared to STAINZYME and ACE-QK in Chinese LIBYTM HDL.
[0041] Figure 36 is a graph showing the relative cleaning performance of
PcuAmyl variants vi,
v6, v8, and v16 compared to STAINZYME and ACE-QK in buffer at pH 8Ø Enzyme
doses
are noted on the x-axis.
[0042] Figure 37 is a graph showing the relative thermal stability of PcuAmyl
variants vi, v6,
v8, and v16 compared to STAINZYME in buffer at the temperatures indicated 5
ppm of
PcuAmyl variants and 10 ppm of STAINZYME were used.
[0043] Figure 38 is a graph showing the relative thermal stability of ARG BASE
variants
incubated for the indicated amounts of time at 95 C.
[0044] Figure 39 shows a portion of the three-dimensional structure of CspAmy2-
v1
highlighting the potential for interaction between a glutamate at position 132
and a threonine at
position 180.
[0045] Figure 40 shows a portion of the three-dimensional structure of CspAmy2-
v1
highlighting the potential for interaction between a glutamate at position 132
and a histidine at
position 180.
[0046] Figure 41 shows a portion of the three-dimensional structure of CspAmy2-
v1
highlighting the potential for interaction between a glutamate at position 132
and an aspartate at
position 180.
[0047] Figure 42 shows a portion of the three-dimensional structure of CspAmy2-
v1
highlighting the potential for interaction between a histidine at position 132
and an aspartate at
position 180.
[0048] Figure 43 is an image of an SDS/PAGE gel showing the cleavage of
PcuAmyl-v1 in the
presence of increasing amounts of GG36 protease. The letters on the right side
of the gel
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indicate (A) intact full-length PcuAmyl-v1, (B) a first cleavage product of
PcuAmyl-v1, (C)
GG36 protease, (D) a contaminant in the GG36 protein preparation, and (E) a
second cleavage
product of PcuAmyl-v1.
[0049] Figure 44 is a graph showing the residual a-amylase activty of PcuAmyl
and several
engineered variants following incubation with GG36 protease.
[0050] Figure 45 is an image of an SDS/PAGE gel showing the proteolytic
cleavage of
PcuAmyl and several engineered variants following incubation with GG36
protease.
[0051] Figure 46 is a graph showing the stability of PcuAmyl-v1 and several
engineered
variants following incubation with GG36 protease in MIFA Total detergent for
up to 14 days at
37 C.
[0052] Figure 47 is a graph showing the stability of PcuAmyl-v1 and several
engineered
variants following incubation with GG36 protease in MIFA Total detergent for 3
or 14 days at
37 C.
[0053] Figure 48 is a graph showing the stability of PcuAmyl-v1 and several
engineered
variants following incubation with GG36 protease in Unilever Omo detergent for
up to 14 days
at 37 C.
[0054] Figure 49 is a graph showing the stability of PcuAmyl-v1 and several
engineered
variants following incubation with GG36 protease in Unilever Omo detergent for
3 or 14 days at
37 C.
[0055] Figure 50 is a graph showing the dose-dependent cleaning perfomance of
PcuAmyl-3B
and PcuAmyl-3L in buffer at pH 8.0 compared to two commercial benchmarks.
[0056] Figure 51 is a graph showing the stability of PcuAmyl-3B and PcuAmyl-3L
in Persil
Universal Gel Gold detergent compared to two commercial benchmarks.
[0057] Figure 52 is a graph showing the stability of PcuAmyl-v1 and several
engineered
variants following incubation with GG36 protease in MIFA Total detergent for 3
or 14 days at
37 C.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0058] Described are compositions and methods relating to variant amylase
enzymes. The
variants were discovered by a combination of experimental approaches, as
detailed in the
appended Examples. The approaches include the use of site evaluation libraries
(SELs) and
structure-based analysis. Exemplary applications for the variant amylase
enzymes are for starch
liquefaction and saccharification, for cleaning starchy stains in laundry,
dishwashing, and other
applications, for textile processing (e.g., desizing), in animal feed for
improving digestibility,
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and and for baking and brewing. These and other aspects of the compositions
and methods are
described in detail, below.
[0059] Prior to describing the various aspects and embodiments of the present
compositions and
methods, the following definitions and abbreviations are described.
1. Definitions and Abbreviations
[0060] In accordance with this detailed description, the following
abbreviations and definitions
apply. Note that the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural
referents unless the
context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to "an
enzyme" includes a
plurality of such enzymes, and reference to "the dosage" includes reference to
one or more
dosages and equivalents thereof known to those skilled in the art, and so
forth.
[0061]
The present document is organized into a number of sections for ease of
reading;
however, the reader will appreciate that statements made in one section may
apply to other
sections. In this manner, the headings used for different sections of the
disclosure should not be
construed as limiting.
[0062] Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used
herein have the same
meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. The
following terms are
provided below.
1.1. Abbreviations and Acronyms
[0063] The following abbreviations/acronyms have the following meanings unless
otherwise
specified:
ABTS 2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic
acid
AE or AEO alcohol ethoxylate
AES or AEOS alcohol ethoxysulfate
AkAA Aspergillus kawachii a-amylase
AnGA Aspergillus niger glucoamylase
AOS a-olefinsulfonate
AS alkyl sulfate
cDNA complementary DNA
ct/kg cents/kg (US currency)
CMC carboxymethylcellulose
DE dextrose equivalent
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
DPn degree of saccharide polymerization having n
subunits
ds or DS dry solids
DTMPA diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
EC Enzyme Commission
EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EO ethylene oxide (polymer fragment)
EOF end of fermentation
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FH French hardness
GA glucoamylase
GAU/g ds glucoamylase activity unit/gram dry solids
GH general hardness
HDL high density liquid detergent
HDD heavy duty powder detergent
HSG high suds granular detergent
HFCS high fructose corn syrup
HgGA Humicola grisea glucoamylase
IPTG isopropyl 13-D-thiogalactoside
IRS insoluble residual starch
kDa kiloDalton
LAS linear alkylbenzenesulfonate
LAT, BLA B. licheniformis amylase
MW molecular weight
MWU modified Wohlgemuth unit; 1.6x10-5 mg/MWU = unit
of activity
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
NOBS nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate
NTA nitriloacetic acid
OxAm Purastar HPAM 5000L (Danisco US Inc.)
PAHBAH p-hydroxybenzoic acid hydrazide
PEG polyethyleneglycol
PI isoelectric point
PI performance index
PPm parts per million, e.g., jig protein per gram dry solid
PVA poly(vinyl alcohol)
PVP poly(vinylpyrrolidone)
RCF relative centrifugal/centripetal force (i.e., x
gravity)
RNA ribonucleic acid
SAS alkanesulfonate
SDS-PAGE sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel
electrophoresis
SSF simultaneous saccharification and fermentation
SSU/g solid soluble starch unit/gram dry solids
sp. species
TAED tetraacetylethylenediamine
Tm melting temperature
TrGA Trichoderma reesei glucoamylase
w/v weight/volume
w/w weight/weight
v/v volume/volume
wt% weight percent
C degrees Centigrade
H20 water
dH20 or DI deionized water
dIH20 deionized water, Milli-Q filtration
g or gm grams
lig micrograms
mg milligrams
kg kilograms
1AL and pi microliters
mL and ml milliliters
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mm millimeters
micrometer
M molar
mM millimolar
[tM micromolar
U units
sec seconds
min(s) minute/minutes
hr(s) hour/hours
DO dissolved oxygen
Ncm Newton centimeter
ETOH ethanol
eq. equivalents
N normal
uPWA variant a-amylase derived from Pyrococcus woesei
PWA a-amylase from Pyro coccus woesei
MWCO molecular weight cut-off
SSRL Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
PDB Protein Database
CAZy Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes database
Tris-HC1 tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane hydrochloride
HEPES 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid
1.2. Definitions
[0064] The terms "amylase" or "amylolytic enzyme" refer to an enzyme that is,
among other
things, capable of catalyzing the degradation of starch. a-Amylases are
hydrolases that cleave
the a-D-(1¨>4) 0-glycosidic linkages in starch. Generally, a-amylases (EC
3.2.1.1; a-D-(1¨>4)-
glucan glucanohydrolase) are defined as endo-acting enzymes cleaving a-D-
(1¨>4) 0-glycosidic
linkages within the starch molecule in a random fashion yielding
polysaccharides containing
three or more (1-4)-a-linked D-glucose units. In contrast, the exo-acting
amylolytic enzymes,
such as 0-amylases (EC 3.2.1.2; a-D-(1¨>4)-glucan maltohydrolase) and some
product-specific
amylases like maltogenic a-amylase (EC 3.2.1.133) cleave the polysaccharide
molecule from the
non-reducing end of the substrate. 13-amylases, a-glucosidases (EC 3.2.1.20; a-
D-glucoside
glucohydrolase), glucoamylase (EC 3.2.1.3; a-D-(1¨>4)-glucan glucohydrolase),
and product-
specific amylases like the maltotetraosidases (EC 3.2.1.60) and the
maltohexaosidases (EC
3.2.1.98) can produce malto-oligosaccharides of a specific length or enriched
syrups of specific
maltooligosaccharides.
[0065] "Enzyme units" herein refer to the amount of product formed per time
under the
specified conditions of the assay. For example, a "glucoamylase activity unit"
(GAU) is defined
as the amount of enzyme that produces 1 g of glucose per hour from soluble
starch substrate (4%
DS) at 60 C, pH 4.2. A "soluble starch unit" (SSU) is the amount of enzyme
that produces 1 mg
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of glucose per minute from soluble starch substrate (4% DS) at pH 4.5, 50 C.
DS refers to "dry
solids."
[0066] The term "starch" refers to any material comprised of the complex
polysaccharide
carbohydrates of plants, comprised of amylose and amylopectin with the formula
(C6H1005)x,
wherein X can be any number. The term includes plant-based materials such as
grains, cereal,
grasses, tubers and roots, and more specifically materials obtained from
wheat, barley, corn, rye,
rice, sorghum, brans, cassava, millet, milo, potato, sweet potato, and
tapioca. The term "starch"
includes granular starch. The term "granular starch" refers to raw, i.e.,
uncooked starch, e.g.,
starch that has not been subject to gelatinization.
[0067] The terms, "wild-type," "parental," or "reference," with respect to a
polypeptide, refer to
a naturally-occurring polypeptide that does not include a man-made
substitution, insertion, or
deletion at one or more amino acid positions. Similarly, the terms "wild-
type," "parental," or
"reference," with respect to a polynucleotide, refer to a naturally-occurring
polynucleotide that
does not include a man-made nucleoside change. However, note that a
polynucleotide encoding
a wild-type, parental, or reference polypeptide is not limited to a naturally-
occurring
polynucleotide, and encompasses any polynucleotide encoding the wild-type,
parental, or
reference polypeptide.
[0068] Reference to the wild-type polypeptide is understood to include the
mature form of the
polypeptide. A "mature" polypeptide or variant, thereof, is one in which a
signal sequence is
absent, for example, cleaved from an immature form of the polypeptide during
or following
expression of the polypeptide.
[0069] The term "variant," with respect to a polypeptide, refers to a
polypeptide that differs
from a specified wild-type, parental, or reference polypeptide in that it
includes one or more
naturally-occurring or man-made substitutions, insertions, or deletions of an
amino acid.
Similarly, the term "variant," with respect to a polynucleotide, refers to a
polynucleotide that
differs in nucleotide sequence from a specified wild-type, parental, or
reference polynucleotide.
The identity of the wild-type, parental, or reference polypeptide or
polynucleotide will be
apparent from context.
[0070] In the case of the present a-amylases, "activity" refers to a-amylase
activity, which can
be measured as described, herein.
[0071] The term "performance benefit" refers to an improvement in a desirable
property of a
molecule. Exemplary performance benefits include, but are not limited to,
increased hydrolysis
of a starch substrate, increased grain, cereal or other starch substrate
liquifaction performance,
increased cleaning performance, increased thermal stability, increased
detergent stability,
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increased storage stability, increased solubility, an altered pH profile,
decreased calcium
dependence, increased specific activity, modified substrate specificity,
modified substrate
binding, modified pH-dependent activity, modified pH-dependent stability,
increased oxidative
stability, and increased expression. In some cases, the performance benefit is
realized at a
relatively low temperature. In some cases, the performance benefit is realized
at relatively high
temperature.
[0072] The terms "protease" and "proteinase" refer to an enzyme protein that
has the ability to
perform "proteolysis" or "proteolytic cleavage" which refers to hydrolysis of
peptide bonds that
link amino acids together in a peptide or polypeptide chain forming the
protein. This activity of
a protease as a protein-digesting enzyme is referred to as "proteolytic
activity." Many well-
known procedures exist for measuring proteolytic activity (See e.g., Kalisz,
"Microbial
Proteinases," In: Fiechter (ed.), Advances in Biochemical
Engineering/Biotechnology, (1988)).
For example, proteolytic activity may be ascertained by comparative assays
which analyze the
respective protease's ability to hydrolyze a commercial substrate. Exemplary
substrates useful
in the analysis of protease or proteolytic activity, include, but are not
limited to, di-methyl casein
(Sigma C-9801), bovine collagen (Sigma C-9879), bovine elastin (Sigma E-1625),
and bovine
keratin (ICN Biomedical 902111). Colorimetric assays utilizing these
substrates are well known
in the art (See e.g., WO 99/34011 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,376,450, both of which
are incorporated
herein by reference). The pNA assay (See e.g., Del Mar et al., Anal. Biochem.
99:316-320
[1979]) also finds use in determining the active enzyme concentration for
fractions collected
during gradient elution. This assay measures the rate at which p-nitroaniline
is released as the
enzyme hydrolyzes a soluble synthetic peptide substrate, such as succinyl-
alanine-alanine-
proline-phenylalanine-p-nitroanilide (suc-AAPF-pNA), and cleavage occurs
between the C-
terminal amino acid (phenylalanine) and the p-NA, causing the production of
yellow color from
the hydrolysis reaction, which is measured at 410 nm on a spectrophotometer
and is proportional
to the active enzyme concentration. Measurement of the color change allows
calculation of the
rate of the reaction. In addition, absorbance measurements at 280 nanometers
(nm) can be used
to determine the total protein concentration. The active enzyme/total protein
ratio gives the
enzyme purity when a reference standard is used.
[0073] The terms "serine protease" refers to enzymes that cleave peptide bonds
in proteins, in
which enzymes serine serves as the nucleophilic amino acid at the enzyme
active site. Serine
proteases fall into two broad categories based on their structure:
chymotrypsin-like (trypsin-like)
or subtilisin-like. Most commonly used in laundry and dishwashing detergents
are serine
protease, particularly subtlisins.
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[0074] The term "TIM barrel" refers to a three dimensional polypeptide
structure that include
eight a-helices and eight parallel 13-strands that alternate along the peptide
backbone.
[0075] The term "surface-exposed" with respect to an amino acid residue in a
polypeptide refers
to a residue that is on the exterior surface of a polypeptide when the
polypeptide is intact and
properly folded, i.e., not denatured or fragmented. In the case of an a-
amylase, the structure is
refered to as a TIM barrel.
[0076] The term "non-canonical" with reference to an amino acid residue in a
polypeptide refers
to a residue that is not normally found at a given position based on amino
acid sequence
alignments of similar molecules using Clustal W with default parameter. In
some cases, the
particular residue is found at a given position in only 1 in 10, 1 in 20, 1 in
30, 1 in 50, or even 1
in 100 similar molecules.
[0077] "Combinatorial variants" are variants comprising two or more mutations,
e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more, substitutions, deletions, and/or insertions.
[0078] "Combinable mutations" are mutations at any amino acid position that
can be used to
make combinatorial variants. Combinable mutations improve at least one desired
property of
the molecule (in this case, an amylase), while not significantly decreasing
either expression,
activity, or stability.
[0079] Terms, such as "a remaining non-G residue in the calcium-binding loop,"
"a non-G
amino acid residue remaining in the calcium-binding loop," and similar terms,
refer to an amino
acid residue in the calcium-binding loop of a variant a-amylase, which remains
in the variant
following a deletion of at least one amino acid residue in the calcium-binding
loop of a parent a-
amylases, and which is not a glycine residue. The non-G residue may be a
member of an "XG"
pair, of which there are two in most a-amylases, and may be the remaining non-
G residue
following a pair-wise deletion of one of the two XG residue pairs in the
calcium binding loop of
a parent a-amylase.
[0080] A "stabilizing interaction" between the residue at position 132 (using
SEQ ID NO: 1 for
numbering) and the remaining non-G residue in the X1G/51X2G2 motif
(corresponding to
residues at positions 178-181 of SEQ ID NO: 1) refers to a hydrogen bond or a
salt bridge
formed between the side chains of the subject amino acid residues. The
stabilization can result
from charge balancing the interacting residues, such that if one residue is
positively charged at a
preselected pH, the other is negatively charged, and the overall charge is
zero.
[0081] The term "recombinant," when used in reference to a subject cell,
nucleic acid, protein or
vector, indicates that the subject has been modified from its native state.
Thus, for example,
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recombinant cells express genes that are not found within the native (non-
recombinant) form of
the cell, or express native genes at different levels or under different
conditions than found in
nature. Recombinant nucleic acids differ from a native sequence by one or more
nucleotides
and/or are operably linked to heterologous sequences, e.g., a heterologous
promoter in an
expression vector. Recombinant proteins may differ from a native sequence by
one or more
amino acids and/or are fused with heterologous sequences. A vector comprising
a nucleic acid
encoding an amylase is a recombinant vector.
[0082] The terms "recovered," "isolated," and "separated," refer to a
compound, protein
(polypeptides), cell, nucleic acid, amino acid, or other specified material or
component that is
removed from at least one other material or component with which it is
naturally associated as
found in nature. An "isolated" polypeptides, thereof, includes, but is not
limited to, a culture
broth containing secreted polypeptide expressed in a heterologous host cell.
[0083] The term "purified" refers to material (e.g., an isolated polypeptide
or polynucleotide)
that is in a relatively pure state, e.g., at least about 90% pure, at least
about 95% pure, at least
about 98% pure, or even at least about 99% pure.
[0084] The term "enriched" refers to material (e.g., an isolated polypeptide
or polynucleotide)
that is in about 50% pure, at least about 60% pure, at least about 70% pure,
or even at least about
70% pure.
[0085] The terms "thermostable" and "thermostability," with reference to an
enzyme, refer to
the ability of the enzyme to retain activity after exposure to an elevated
temperature. The
thermostability of an enzyme, such as an amylase enzyme, is measured by its
half-life (t1/2)
given in minutes, hours, or days, during which half the enzyme activity is
lost under defined
conditions. The half-life may be calculated by measuring residual a-amylase
activity following
exposure to (i.e., challenge by) an elevated temperature.
[0086] A "pH range," with reference to an enzyme, refers to the range of pH
values under which
the enzyme exhibits catalytic activity.
[0087] The terms "pH stable" and "pH stability," with reference to an enzyme,
relate to the
ability of the enzyme to retain activity over a wide range of pH values for a
predetermined
period of time (e.g., 15 min., 30 min., 1 hour).
[0088] The term "amino acid sequence" is synonymous with the terms
"polypeptide," "protein,"
and "peptide," and are used interchangeably. Where such amino acid sequences
exhibit activity,
they may be referred to as an "enzyme." The conventional one-letter or three-
letter codes for
amino acid residues are used, with amino acid sequences being presented in the
standard amino-
to-carboxy terminal orientation (i.e.,N¨>C).
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[0089] The term "nucleic acid" encompasses DNA, RNA, heteroduplexes, and
synthetic
molecules capable of encoding a polypeptide. Nucleic acids may be single
stranded or double
stranded, and may be chemical modifications. The terms "nucleic acid" and
"polynucleotide"
are used interchangeably. Because the genetic code is degenerate, more than
one codon may be
used to encode a particular amino acid, and the present compositions and
methods encompass
nucleotide sequences that encode a particular amino acid sequence. Unless
otherwise indicated,
nucleic acid sequences are presented in 5'-to-3' orientation.
[0090] "Hybridization" refers to the process by which one strand of nucleic
acid forms a duplex
with, i.e., base pairs with, a complementary strand, as occurs during blot
hybridization
techniques and PCR techniques. Stringent hybridization conditions are
exemplified by
hybridization under the following conditions: 65 C and 0.1X SSC (where 1X SSC
= 0.15 M
NaC1, 0.015 M Na3 citrate, pH 7.0). Hybridized, duplex nucleic acids are
characterized by a
melting temperature (Tm), where one half of the hybridized nucleic acids are
unpaired with the
complementary strand. Mismatched nucleotides within the duplex lower the Tm. A
nucleic
acid encoding a variant a-amylase may have a Tm reduced by 1 C ¨ 3 C or more
compared to a
duplex formed between the nucleotide of SEQ ID NO: 2 and its identical
complement.
[0091] A "synthetic" molecule is produced by in vitro chemical or enzymatic
synthesis rather
than by an organism.
[0092] The terms "transformed," "stably transformed," and "transgenic," used
with reference to
a cell means that the cell contains a non-native (e.g., heterologous) nucleic
acid sequence
integrated into its genome or carried as an episome that is maintained through
multiple
generations.
[0093] The term "introduced" in the context of inserting a nucleic acid
sequence into a cell,
means "transfection", "transformation" or "transduction," as known in the art.
[0094] A "host strain" or "host cell" is an organism into which an expression
vector, phage,
virus, or other DNA construct, including a polynucleotide encoding a
polypeptide of interest
(e.g., an amylase) has been introduced. Exemplary host strains are
microorganism cells (e.g.,
bacteria, filamentous fungi, and yeast) capable of expressing the polypeptide
of interest and/or
fermenting saccharides. The term "host cell" includes protoplasts created from
cells.
[0095] The term "heterologous" with reference to a polynucleotide or protein
refers to a
polynucleotide or protein that does not naturally occur in a host cell.
[0096] The term "endogenous" with reference to a polynucleotide or protein
refers to a
polynucleotide or protein that occurs naturally in the host cell.
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[0097] The term "expression" refers to the process by which a polypeptide is
produced based on
a nucleic acid sequence. The process includes both transcription and
translation.
[0098] A "selective marker" or "selectable marker" refers to a gene capable of
being expressed
in a host to facilitate selection of host cells carrying the gene. Examples of
selectable markers
include but are not limited to antimicrobials (e.g., hygromycin, bleomycin, or
chloramphenicol)
and/or genes that confer a metabolic advantage, such as a nutritional
advantage on the host cell.
[0099] A "vector" refers to a polynucleotide sequence designed to introduce
nucleic acids into
one or more cell types. Vectors include cloning vectors, expression vectors,
shuttle vectors,
plasmids, phage particles, cassettes and the like.
[00100] An "expression vector" refers to a DNA construct comprising a DNA
sequence
encoding a polypeptide of interest, which coding sequence is operably linked
to a suitable
control sequence capable of effecting expression of the DNA in a suitable
host. Such control
sequences may include a promoter to effect transcription, an optional operator
sequence to
control transcription, a sequence encoding suitable ribosome binding sites on
the mRNA,
enhancers and sequences which control termination of transcription and
translation.
[00101] The term "operably linked" means that specified components are in a
relationship
(including but not limited to juxtaposition) permitting them to function in an
intended manner.
For example, a regulatory sequence is operably linked to a coding sequence
such that expression
of the coding sequence is under control of the regulatory sequences.
[00102] A "signal sequence" is a sequence of amino acids attached to the N-
terminal portion
of a protein, which facilitates the secretion of the protein outside the cell.
The mature form of an
extracellular protein lacks the signal sequence, which is cleaved off during
the secretion process.
[00103] "Biologically active" refer to a sequence having a specified
biological activity, such
an enzymatic activity.
[00104] The term "specific activity" refers to the number of moles of
substrate that can be
converted to product by an enzyme or enzyme preparation per unit time under
specific
conditions. Specific activity is generally expressed as units (U)/mg of
protein.
[00105] As used herein, "water hardness" is a measure of the minerals (e.g.,
calcium and
magnesium) present in water.
[00106] A "swatch" is a piece of material such as a fabric that has a stain
applied thereto.
The material can be, for example, fabrics made of cotton, polyester or
mixtures of natural and
synthetic fibers. The swatch can further be paper, such as filter paper or
nitrocellulose, or a
piece of a hard material such as ceramic, metal, or glass. For amylases, the
stain is starch based,
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but can include blood, milk, ink, grass, tea, wine, spinach, gravy, chocolate,
egg, cheese, clay,
pigment, oil, or mixtures of these compounds.
[00107] A "smaller swatch" is a section of the swatch that has been cut with a
single hole
punch device, or has been cut with a custom manufactured 96-hole punch device,
where the
pattern of the multi-hole punch is matched to standard 96-well microtiter
plates, or the section
has been otherwise removed from the swatch. The swatch can be of textile,
paper, metal, or
other suitable material. The smaller swatch can have the stain affixed either
before or after it is
placed into the well of a 24-, 48- or 96-well microtiter plate. The smaller
swatch can also be
made by applying a stain to a small piece of material. For example, the
smaller swatch can be a
stained piece of fabric 5/8" or 0.25" in diameter. The custom manufactured
punch is designed in
such a manner that it delivers 96 swatches simultaneously to all wells of a 96-
well plate. The
device allows delivery of more than one swatch per well by simply loading the
same 96-well
plate multiple times. Multi-hole punch devices can be conceived of to deliver
simultaneously
swatches to any format plate, including but not limited to 24-well, 48-well,
and 96-well plates.
In another conceivable method, the soiled test platform can be a bead made of
metal, plastic,
glass, ceramic, or another suitable material that is coated with the soil
substrate. The one or
more coated beads are then placed into wells of 96-, 48-, or 24-well plates or
larger formats,
containing suitable buffer and enzyme.
[00108] "A cultured cell material comprising an amylase" or similar
language, refers to a cell
lysate or supernatant (including media) that includes an amylase as a
component. The cell
material may be from a heterologous host that is grown in culture for the
purpose of producing
the amylase.
[00109] "Percent sequence identity" means that a particular sequence has at
least a certain
percentage of amino acid residues identical to those in a specified reference
sequence, when
aligned using the CLUSTAL W algorithm with default parameters. See Thompson et
al. (1994)
Nucleic Acids Res. 22:4673-4680. Default parameters for the CLUSTAL W
algorithm are:
Gap opening penalty: 10.0
Gap extension penalty: 0.05
Protein weight matrix: BLOSUM series
DNA weight matrix: TUB
Delay divergent sequences %: 40
Gap separation distance: 8
DNA transitions weight: 0.50
List hydrophilic residues: GPSNDQEKR
Use negative matrix: OFF
Toggle Residue specific penalties: ON
Toggle hydrophilic penalties: ON
Toggle end gap separation penalty OFF.
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[00110] Deletions are counted as non-identical residues, compared to a
reference sequence.
Deletions occurring at either termini are included. For example, a variant
with five amino acid
deletions of the C-terminus of the mature CspAmy2 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1
would have a
percent sequence identity of 99% (612 / 617 identical residues x 100, rounded
to the nearest
whole number) relative to the mature polypeptide. Such a variant would be
encompassed by a
variant having "at least 99% sequence identity" to a mature amylase
polypeptide.
[00111] "Fused" polypeptide sequences are connected, i.e., operably linked,
via a peptide
bond between two subject polypeptide sequences.
[00112] The term "filamentous fungi" refers to all filamentous forms of the
subdivision
Eumycotina, particulary Pezizomycotina species.
[00113] The term "degree of polymerization" (DP) refers to the number (n) of
anhydro-
glucopyranose units in a given saccharide. Examples of DP1 are the
monosaccharides glucose
and fructose. Examples of DP2 are the disaccharides maltose and sucrose. The
term "DE," or
"dextrose equivalent," is defined as the percentage of reducing sugar, i.e., D-
glucose, as a
fraction of total carbohydrate in a syrup.
[00114] The term "dry solids content" (ds) refers to the total solids of a
slurry in a dry weight
percent basis. The term "slurry" refers to an aqueous mixture containing
insoluble solids.
[00115] The phrase "simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF)"
refers to a
process in the production of biochemicals in which a microbial organism, such
as an
ethanologenic microorganism, and at least one enzyme, such as an amylase, are
present during
the same process step. SSF includes the contemporaneous hydrolysis of starch
substrates
(granular, liquefied, or solubilized) to saccharides, including glucose, and
the fermentation of the
saccharides into alcohol or other biochemical or biomaterial in the same
reactor vessel.
[00116] An "ethanologenic microorganism" refers to a microorganism with the
ability to
convert a sugar or oligosaccharide to ethanol.
[00117] The term "fermented beverage" refers to any beverage produced by a
method
comprising a fermentation process, such as a microbial fermentation, e.g., a
bacterial and/or
fungal fermentation. "Beer" is an example of such a fermented beverage, and
the term "beer" is
meant to comprise any fermented wort produced by fermentation/brewing of a
starch-containing
plant material. Often, beer is produced exclusively from malt or adjunct, or
any combination of
malt and adjunct. Examples of beers include: full malted beer, beer brewed
under the
"Reinheitsgebot," ale, India pale ale, lager, pilsner, bitter, Happoshu
(second beer), third beer,
dry beer, near beer, light beer, low alcohol beer, low calorie beer, porter,
bock, dopplebock,
stout, porter, malt liquor, non-alcoholic beer, non-alcoholic malt liquor and
the like, but also
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alternative cereal and malt beverages such as fruit flavored malt beverages,
e.g., citrus flavored,
such as lemon-, orange-, lime-, or berry-flavored malt beverages, liquor
flavored malt beverages,
e.g., vodka-, rum-, or tequila-flavored malt liquor, or coffee flavored malt
beverages, such as
caffeine-flavored malt liquor, and the like.
[00118] The term "malt" refers to any malted cereal grain, such as malted
barley or wheat.
[00119] The term "adjunct" refers to any starch and/or sugar containing plant
material that is
not malt, such as barley or wheat malt. Examples of adjuncts include common
corn grits,
refined corn grits, brewer's milled yeast, rice, sorghum, refined corn starch,
barley, barley
starch, dehusked barley, wheat, wheat starch, torrified cereal, cereal flakes,
rye, oats, potato,
tapioca, cassava and syrups, such as corn syrup, sugar cane syrup, inverted
sugar syrup, barley
and/or wheat syrups, and the like.
[00120] The term "mash" refers to an aqueous slurry of any starch and/or sugar
containing
plant material, such as grist, e.g., comprising crushed barley malt, crushed
barley, and/or other
adjunct or a combination thereof, mixed with water later to be separated into
wort and spent
grains.
[00121] The term "wort" refers to the unfermented liquor run-off following
extracting the
grist during mashing.
[00122] "Iodine-positive starch" or "IPS" refers to (1) amylose that is not
hydrolyzed after
liquefaction and saccharification, or (2) a retrograded starch polymer. When
saccharified starch
or saccharide liquor is tested with iodine, the high DPn amylose or the
retrograded starch
polymer binds iodine and produces a characteristic blue color. The saccharide
liquor is thus
termed "iodine-positive saccharide," "blue saccharide," or "blue sac."
[00123] The terms "retrograded starch" or "starch retrogradation" refer to
changes that occur
spontaneously in a starch paste or gel on ageing.
[00124] The term "about" refers to 15% to the referenced value.
2. a-Amylase variants
[00125] An aspect of the present compositions and methods is variant amylase
enzymes that
include combinations of mutations that improve their performance in industrial
applications.
The combinatorial variants were initially discovered using an a-amylase from
Cytophaga sp.
(herein, "CspAmy2 amylase"), which was previously described by Jeang, C-L et
al. ((2002)
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68:3651-54). The amino acid sequence
of the
mature form of the CspAmy2 a-amylase polypeptide is shown below as SEQ ID NO:
1:
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AATNGTMMQY FEWYVPNDGQ QWNRLRTDAP YLSSVGITAV WTPPAYKGTS
QADVGYGPYD LYDLGEFNQK GTVRTKYGTK GELKSAVNTL HSNGIQVYGD
VVMNHKAGAD YTENVTAVEV NPSNRNQETS GEYNIQAWTG FNFPGRGTTY
SNFKWQWFHF DGTDWDQSRS LSRIFKFRGT GKAWDWEVSS ENGNYDYLMY
ADIDYDHPDV VNEMKKWGVW YANEVGLDGY RLDAVKHIKF SFLKDWVDNA
RAATGKEMFT VGEYWQNDLG ALNNYLAKVN YNQSLFDAPL HYNFYAASTG
GGYYDMRNIL NNTLVASNPT KAVTLVENHD TQPGQSLEST VQPWFKPLAY
AFILTRSGGY PSVFYGDMYG TKGTTTREIP ALKSKIEPLL KARKDYAYGT
QRDYIDNPDV IGWTREGDST KAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRM YVGTSNAGEI
WYDLTGNRTD KITIGSDGYA TFPVNGGSVS VWVQQ
[00126] In SEQ ID NO: 1, R178 and G179 are underlined. A variant of the
Cytophaga sp. a-
amylase having a deletion of both R178 and G179 (herein, "CspAmy2-v1") has
also been
described (Shiau, R-J. et al. (2003) Applied and Environmental Microbiology,
69:2383-85).
The amino acid sequence of the mature CspAmy2-v1 a-amylase polypeptide is
shown below as
SEQ ID NO: 2:
AATNGTMMQY FEWYVPNDGQ QWNRLRTDAP YLSSVGITAV WTPPAYKGTS
QADVGYGPYD LYDLGEFNQK GTVRTKYGTK GELKSAVNTL HSNGIQVYGD
VVMNHKAGAD YTENVTAVEV NPSNRNQETS GEYNIQAWTG FNFPGRGTTY
SNFKWQWFHF DGTDWDQSRS LSRIFKFTGK AWDWEVSSEN GNYDYLMYAD
IDYDHPDVVN EMKKWGVWYA NEVGLDGYRL DAVKHIKFSF LKDWVDNARA
ATGKEMFTVG EYWQNDLGAL NNYLAKVNYN QSLFDAPLHY NFYAASTGGG
YYDMRNILNN TLVASNPTKA VTLVENHDTQ PGQSLESTVQ PWFKPLAYAF
ILTRSGGYPS VFYGDMYGTK GTTTREIPAL KSKIEPLLKA RKDYAYGTQR
DYIDNPDVIG WTREGDSTKA KSGLATVITD GPGGSKRMYV GTSNAGEIWY
DLTGNRTDKI TIGSDGYATF PVNGGSVSVW VQQ
[00127] Using SEQ ID NO: 2 as a starting point, a number of combinatorial
CspAmy2
variants were initially made and tested as described in the Examples section.
The best
performing variants generally included a stabilizing mutation at an amino acid
position
corresponding to either E187 or S241, but not both positions, and at least one
additional
performance-enhancing mutation at amino acid position selected from the group
consisting of
N126, Y150, F153, L171, T180, and, 1203 (using SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering).
[00128] It is known that many bacterial (and other) a-amylases share the same
fold, often
share significant amino acid sequence identity, and sometimes benefit from the
same mutations.
In the present case, corresponding amino acid positions were identified by
amino acid sequence
alignment in an a-amylase from Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus (i.e., PcuAmyl;
SEQ ID NO: 3)
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and a C-terminal-truncated version of the Bacillus sp. TS-23 a-amylase (i.e.,
"BASE;" SEQ ID
NO: 5; see, e.g., U520120045817 and W02010/115028).
[00129] The amino acid sequence of the mature form of the PcuAmyl a-amylase
polypeptide
is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 3:
ADNGTIMQYF EWYLPNDGAH WNRLNNDAQN LKNVGITAVW IPPAYKGGSS
ADVGYGVYDT YDLGEFNQKG TVRTKYGTKS ELISAVNNLH AKGIAVYGDV
VLNHRMNADA TELVDAVEVD PNNRNVETTS TYQIQAWTQY DFPGRGNTYS
SFKWRWYHFD GVDWDQSRGL NRIYKLRGDG KDWDWEVDSE YGNYDYLMGA
DLDFNHPDVV NETKTWGKWF VNTVNLDGVR LDAVKHIKFD FMRDWVNNVR
STTGKNLFAV GEYWHYDVNK LNSYITKTNG TMSLFDVPLH FRFYDASNGG
GGYDMRNLLN NTLMSSNPMK AVTFVENHDT QPTQALQSTV QSWFKPLAYA
TILTREQGYP CVFYGDYYGT SDGKISSYKP IMDKLLNARK VYAYGTQRDY
FDHPDIVGWT REGDAAHAGS GLATLITDGP GGSKWMYVGT SKAGQVWTDK
TGNRSGTVTI DANGWGNFWV NGGSVSVWAK
[00130] In SEQ ID NO: 3, R177 and R178 are underlined. The amino acid sequence
of a
variant form of PcuAmyl a-amylase having a deletion of both R177 and R178
(herein,
"PcuAmyl-v1") is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 4:
ADNGTIMQYF EWYLPNDGAH WNRLNNDAQN LKNVGITAVW IPPAYKGGSS
ADVGYGVYDT YDLGEFNQKG TVRTKYGTKS ELISAVNNLH AKGIAVYGDV
VLNHRMNADA TELVDAVEVD PNNRNVETTS TYQIQAWTQY DFPGRGNTYS
SFKWRWYHFD GVDWDQSRGL NRIYKLDGKD WDWEVDSEYG NYDYLMGADL
DFNHPDVVNE TKTWGKWFVN TVNLDGVRLD AVKHIKFDFM RDWVNNVRST
TGKNLFAVGE YWHYDVNKLN SYITKTNGTM SLFDVPLHFR FYDASNGGGG
YDMRNLLNNT LMSSNPMKAV TFVENHDTQP TQALQSTVQS WFKPLAYATI
LTREQGYPCV FYGDYYGTSD GKISSYKPIM DKLLNARKVY AYGTQRDYFD
HPDIVGWTRE GDAAHAGSGL ATLITDGPGG SKWMYVGTSK AGQVWTDKTG
NRSGTVTIDA NGWGNFWVNG GSVSVWAK
[00131] The amino acid sequence of a C-terminal-truncated version of the
Bacillus sp. TS-23
a-amylase (herein, "BASE;" see, e.g., U520120045817 and W02010/115028) is
shown, below
as SEQ ID NO: 5:
NTAPINETMM QYFEWDLPND GTLWTKVKNE AANLSSLGIT ALWLPPAYKG
TSQSDVGYGV YDLYDLGEFN QKGTIRTKYG TKTQYIQAIQ AAKAAGMQVY
ADVVFNHKAG ADGTEFVDAV EVDPSNRNQE TSGTYQIQAW TKFDFPGRGN
TYSSFKWRWY HFDGTDWDES RKLNRIYKFRSTGKAWDWEV DTENGNYDYL
MFADLDMDHP EVVTELKNWG TWYVNTTNID GFRLDAVKHI KYSFFPDWLT
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YVRNQTGKNL FAVGEFWSYD VNKLHNYITK TNGSMSLFDA PLHNNFYTAS
KSSGYFDMRY LLNNTLMKDQ PSLAVTLVDN HDTQPGQSLQ SWVEPWFKPL
AYAFILTRQE GYPCVFYGDY YGIPKYNIPG LKSKIDPLLI ARRDYAYGTQ
RDYIDHQDII GWTREGIDTK PNSGLAALIT DGPGGSKWMY VGKKHAGKVF
YDLTGNRSDT VTINADGWGE FKVNGGSVSI WVAK
[00132] In SEQ ID NO: 5, R180 and S181 are underlined. The amino acid sequence
of a
variant form of BASE a-amylase having a deletion of both R180 and S181
(herein, "ACE") is
shown, below as SEQ ID NO: 6:
NTAPINETMM QYFEWDLPND GTLWTKVKNE AANLSSLGIT ALWLPPAYKG
TSQSDVGYGV YDLYDLGEFN QKGTIRTKYG TKTQYIQAIQ AAKAAGMQVY
ADVVFNHKAG ADGTEFVDAV EVDPSNRNQE TSGTYQIQAW TKFDFPGRGN
TYSSFKWRWY HFDGTDWDES RKLNRIYKFT GKAWDWEVDT ENGNYDYLMF
ADLDMDHPEV VTELKNWGTW YVNTTNIDGF RLDAVKHIKY SFFPDWLTYV
RNQTGKNLFA VGEFWSYDVN KLHNYITKTN GSMSLFDAPL HNNFYTASKS
SGYFDMRYLL NNTLMKDQPS LAVTLVDNHD TQPGQSLQSW VEPWFKPLAY
AFILTRQEGY PCVFYGDYYG IPKYNIPGLK SKIDPLLIAR RDYAYGTQRD
YIDHQDIIGW TREGIDTKPN SGLAALITDG PGGSKWMYVG KKHAGKVFYD
LTGNRSDTVT INADGWGEFK VNGGSVSIWV AK
[00133] An amino acid sequence alignment of CspAmy2 (SEQ ID NO: 1), PcuAmyl
(SEQ
ID NO: 3), and BASE (SEQ ID NO: 5), using Clustal W with default parameters,
is shown in
Figure 1. Positions N126, Y150, F153, L171, R178, G179, T180, E187, 1203, and
5241 in
CspAmy2 correspond to positions N125, Y149, F152, L170, R177, G178, D179,
E186, L202,
and D240 in PcuAmyl, respectively, and positions N128, Y152, F155, L173, R180,
S181, T182,
E189, L205, and S243, respectively in BASE. Numbering for other positions
through out the
molecules can be determned using the alignment and information, herein.
[00134] Based on experimental data obtained using the aforementioned three
parent a-
amylases, embodiments of the present variant a-amylases include variants
having a mutation at
an amino acid position corresponding to E187 or 5241 in combination with at
least one mutation
at an amino acid position corresponding to a position selected from N126,
Y150, F153, L171,
T180, and 1203 (using SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering), wherein the mutations
provide at least
one perfomance benefit to the resulting variant.
[00135] Refering to SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering, exemplary mutations at amino
acid
position E187 include E187V and E187P. Exemplary mutations at amino acid
position 5241
include S241Q and S241A. In some embodiments, mutations are made in only one
of these
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positions. Exemplary mutations at amino acid position N126 includes N126Y.
Exemplary
mutations at amino acid position Y150 include Y150F, Y150H, and Y150W.
Exemplary
mutations at amino acid position F153 include F153H, F153W, and F153Y.
Exemplary
mutations at amino acid position L171 include L171F, L171G, L1711, L171M,
L171R, L171V,
L171W, L171Y, L171H, L171K, L171N, L171Q, and L171S. Exemplary mutations at
amino
acid position T180 include T180D and T180H. Exemplary mutations at amino acid
position
1203 includes 1203C, 1203V, 1203F, 1203L, 1203M, and 1203Y.
[00136] In some embodiments, the variant a-amylases further include a mutation
in amino
acid residues corresponding to E132, Q167, A277, and/or T400, using SEQ ID NO:
1 for
numbering. Exemplary mutations at amino acid position E132 include E132A,
E132C, E132D,
E132F, E132G, E132H, E1321, E132K, E132L, E132M, E132N, E132P, E132Q, E132R,
E132V, and E132W. Exemplary mutations at amino acid position Q167 include
Q167A,
Q167D, Q167E, Q167G, Q167H, Q167K, Q167M, Q167N, Q167P, Q1675, Q167T, and
Q167V. Exemplary mutations at amino acid position A277 include A277C, A277D,
A277E,
A277F, A277G, A277I, A277K, A277L, A277M, A277N, A277Q, A277R, A2775, A277T,
A277V, A277W, and A277Y. Exemplary mutations at amino acid position T400
include
T400A, T400C, T400D, T400F, T400G, T400I, T400K, T400L, T400M, T400N, T400Q,
T400R, T400W, and T400Y.
[00137] In some embodiments, the variant a-amylases further include a mutation
in an amino
acid residue corresponding to G476, using SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering.
Exemplary mutations
at amino acid position G476 include G476A, G476C, G476H, G476K, G476N, G476P,
G476Q,
G476R, G4765, G476T, G476V, and G476Y.
[00138] In some embodiments, the variant a-amylases are those that include, or
further
include, mutations in both amino acid residues corresponding to G476 and G477,
using SEQ ID
NO: 1 for numbering. Surprisingly, experimental evidence suggests that any
combination of
residues at these positions, other than two adjacent glycines as are present
in many naturally
occuring a-amylases, increasesimprove starch hydrolysis activity, particularly
in cleaning
applications.
[00139] In some embodiments, the variant a-amylases further include mutations
in amino
acid residues corresponding to R458, T459, and/or D460. Exemplary mutations
are R458N,
T4595, and D460T, respectively.
[00140] In some embodiments, the variant a-amylases further include a deletion
in the
X1G/51X2G2 motif adjacent to the calcium-binding loop corresponding to R178,
G179, T180,
and G181, using SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering. In some embodiments, the variant a-
amylases
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include adjacent, pair-wise deletions of amino acid residues corresponding to
R178 and G179, or
T180 and G181. A deletion in amino acid residues corresponding to R178 and
G179 may be
referred to as "ARG," while a deletion in amino acid residues corresponding to
T180 and G181
"ATG." This nomenclature will naturally change depending on the amino acid
residues
originally present in the parent molecule.
[00141] In some embodiments, the variant a-amylases include mutations at
positions
corresponding to E132 and/or T180 (using SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering), in
combination with
an RG-deletion or a TG-deletion (or equivalent deletion based on the sequence
of the parent a-
amylases), such that a stabilizing interaction can occur between the remaining
non-G residue in
the X1G/51X2G2 motif and the residue at position 132. In some embodiments, the
residue at
position 132 is negatively charged (i.e., D or E) and the remaining non-G
residue is positively
charged (i.e., H, R, or K). In some embodiments, the residue at position 132
is positively
charged (i.e., H, R, or K) and the remaining non-G residue is negatively
charged (i.e., D or E).
[00142] Exemplary combinations of mutation (using SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering)
are
shown, below:
E187P + 1203Y + G476K (i.e., CspAmy2-v5);
E187P + 1203Y + G476K + R458N + T4595 + D460T (i.e., CspAmy2-v6);
T180D + E187P + 1203Y + G476K (i.e., CspAmy2 v171);
N126Y + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + G476K (i.e., CspAmy2 v172);
N126Y + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + Y303D + G476T + G477E, (i.e., CspAmy2 v179);
N126Y + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + Y303D + N475E + G477Q, (i.e., CspAmy2 v180);
N126Y + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + Y303R + N475E + G476T + G477R, (i.e., CspAmy2
v181);
T038N + N88H + N126Y + T1291+ N134M + F153W + L171R + T180D + E187P + 1203Y +
G476K + G477E, (i.e., CspAmy2 v186);
N126Y + E132H + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + Y303D + G476T + G477E, (i.e., CspAmy2
v191);
N126Y + E187P + 1203Y (i.e., CspAmy2-vC16A);
N126Y + 1203Y + 5241Q (i.e., CspAmy2-vC16B);
N126Y + T180H + E187P + 1203Y (i.e., CspAmy2-vC16C);
N126Y + T180H + 1203Y + 5241Q (i.e., CspAmy2-vC16D);
N126Y + F153W + T180H + E187P + 1203Y (i.e., CspAmy2-vC16E);
N126Y + F153W + T180H + 1203Y + 5241Q (i.e., CspAmy2-vC16F);
N126Y +Y150H + F153W + L171N + E187P + 1203Y (i.e., CspAmy2-vC16G);
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N126Y +Y150H + F153W + L171N + 1203Y + S241Q (i.e., CspAmy2-vC16H);
N126Y +Y150H + F153W + L171N + T180H + E187P + 1203Y (i.e., CspAmy2-vC16I);
N126Y +Y150H + F153W + L171N + T180H + 1203Y + S241Q (i.e., CspAmy2-vC16J);
N126Y + F153W + T180D + 1203Y + S241Q, (i.e., CspAmy2-v C18P);
N126Y + E132H + F153W + T180D + 1203Y + S241Q + A277F (i.e., CspAmy2-C25F);
N126Y + E132H + F153W + Q167E + T180D + 1203Y + S241Q + A277F (i.e., CspAmy2-
C25B); and
N126Y + E132H + F153W + Q167E + T180D +1203Y + S241Q + A277F + T400K (i.e.,
CspAmy2-C25A).
[00143] All the above combinations of mutation are contemplated for use in
conjunction with
the aforementioned deletions at positions corresponding to R178, G179, T180,
and/or G181.
Such deletions may be naturally occuring, as in the case of Bacillus
licheniformis a-amylase.
[00144] In addition to the aforementioned mutations, the PcuAmyl variants may
further
include mutations at position T333, A335, and Q337E (using SEQ ID NO: 3
numbering). These
positions are in a surface-exposed loop and mutations at these positions,
particularly at T333,
impart protease resistance to PcuAmyl but do not otherwise affect performance.
These
mutations also appear to be fully compatible with other mutations. A further
mutation in
PcuAmyl variants is N205, which mutation changes the wild-type N residue to D.
D is the
residue that typically occupies this position in a-amylases.
[00145] Accordingly, the present a-amylases include the all the exemplary
combinations of
mutations shown above in the context of CspAmy2, as well as the following
exemplary
combinations (using SEQ ID NO: 3 numbering) are shown, below:
N125Y + E186P + T333G + A3355 + Q337E + G472K (i.e., PcuAmyl-v1A);
N125Y + F152W + E186P + T333G + A3355 + Q337E + G472K (i.e., PcuAmyl-v6);
N125Y + F152W + E186P + T333G + A3355 + Q337E + G472R + G473R (i.e., PcuAmyl-
v8);
and
N125Y + F152W + E186P + N205D + T333G + A3355 + Q337E + G472K (i.e., PcuAmyl-
v16).
[00146] All the above combinations of mutations are contemplated for use in
conjunction
with deletions at positions corresponding to R177, G178, D179, and/or G180,
and such deletions
may be naturally occuring, as in the case of Bacillus licheniformis a-amylase.
[00147] The present variants can also be described in terms of BASE numbering
(i.e., SEQ
ID NO: 5), for example,
N128Y + E189P + G475R (i.e., BASE-V28);
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F155W + E189P + G475R (i.e., BASE-V29);
T134E + T182H + E189P + G475R (i.e., BASE-V30);
N128Y + T134E + T182H + E189P + G475R (i.e., BASE-V31);
N128Y + F155W + E189P + G475R (i.e., BASE-V32);
T134E + F155W + T182H + E189P + G475R (i.e., BASE-V33);
N128Y + T134E + F155W + T182H + E189P + G475R (i.e., BASE-V34);
N128Y + T134H + F155W + T182D + E189P + G475R (i.e., BASE-V35); and
N128Y + T134E + F155W + T182G + E189P + G457R (i.e., BASE-V36).
All the above combinations of mutations are contemplated for use in
conjunction with deletions
at positions corresponding to R180, S181, T182, and/or G183, and such
deletions may be
naturally occuring, as in the case of Bacillus licheniformis a-amylase.
[00148] Corresponding amino acid positions in other a-amylases be identified
by amino acid
sequence alignment using CspAmy2 (SEQ ID NO: 1), PcuAmyl (SEQ ID NO: 3), or
BASE
(SEQ ID NO: 5), using Clustal W with default parameters. a-amylases in which
the foregoing
mutations are likely to produce a performance benefit include those having a
similar fold and/or
having 60% or greater amino acid sequence identity to any of the well-known
Bacillus amylases
(e.g., from B. lichenifomis (i.e., BLA and LAT), B. stearothermophilus (i.e.,
BSG), and B.
amyloliquifaciens (i.e., P00692, BACAM, and BAA)), Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes
database
(CAZy) Family 13 amylases, or any amylase that has heretofore been referred to
by the
descriptive term, "Termamyl-like." Exemplary a-amylases include but are not
limited to those
from Bacillus sp. SG-1, Bacillus sp. 707, Bacillus sp. DSM12368 (i.e., A7-7),
Bacillus sp. DSM
12649 (i.e., AA560), Bacillus sp. 5P722, Bacillus megaterium (DSM90 14), and
KSM AP1378.
[00149] The reader will appreciate that where an a-amylase naturally has a
mutation listed
above (i.e., where the wild-type a-amylase already comprised a residue
identified as a mutation),
then that particular mutation does not apply to that a-amylase. However, other
described
mutations may work in combination with the naturally occuring residue at that
position.
[00150] In some embodiments, the present a-amylase variants have the indicated
combinations of mutations and a defined degree of amino acid sequence
homology/identity to
SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, or SEQ ID NO: 5, for example, at least 60%, at
least 65%, at
least 70%, at least 75%, at least 76%, at least 77%, at least 78%, at least
79%, at least 80%, at
least 81%, at least 82%, at least 83%, at least 84%, at least 85%, at least
86%, at least 87%, at
least 88%, at least 89%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least
93%, at least 94%, at
least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98% or even at least 99% amino
acid sequence
homology/identity.
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[00151] In some embodiments, the present a-amylase variants have the indicated
combinations of mutations and are derived from a parental amylase having a
defined degree of
amino acid sequence homology/identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, or SEQ ID
NO: 5, for
example, at least 60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 76%,
at least 77%, at
least 78%, at least 79%, at least 80%, at least 81%, at least 82%, at least
83%, at least 84%, at
least 85%, at least 86%, at least 87%, at least 88%, at least 89%, at least
90%, at least 91%, at
least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least
97%, at least 98% or
even at least 99% amino acid sequence homology/identity.
[00152] In some embodiments, in addition to the mutations described above, the
present a-
amylases further include one or more mutations that provide a further
performance benefit.
Additional mutations that were experimentally determined to provide at least
one performance
advantage when combined with the aforementioned combinatorial variants include
mutations at
positions corresponding to 6,7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 37, 38,
39, 40, 42, 45, 46,
48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 58, 61, 62, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93,
94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120,
122, 123, 124, 126,
127, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 140, 142, 143, 144, 147,
148, 149, 150, 151,
152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 159, 165, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 175, 176,
177, 180, 181, 182,
187, 190, 191, 193, 199, 200, 201, 203, 206, 208, 210, 211, 212, 214, 215,
216, 219, 221, 223,
225, 226, 227, 235, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249,
250, 252, 253, 254,
256, 257, 258, 260, 261, 262, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 273, 276, 277,
279, 280, 282, 284,
285, 286, 288, 296, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 307, 308, 310, 311, 312,
313, 316, 317, 318,
320, 321, 325, 327, 335, 338, 342, 348, 349, 352, 356, 357, 360, 362, 363,
368, 369, 377, 381,
382, 383, 384, 385, 388, 390, 392, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 400, 401, 402,
403, 404, 405, 407,
408, 410, 414, 415, 416, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 426, 428, 429,
430, 431, 434, 435,
436, 439, 441, 442, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 454, 455, 457,
460, 461, 462, 463,
464, 465, 466, 467, 469, 470, 471, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 479, 480, 481,
482, 483, and 484,
using SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering. Specific mutations are T6A, T6D, T6E, T6G,
T6K, T6M,
T6N, T6Q, T65, M7A, M7V, M8C, M8F, M8I, M8L, M8Y, F11V, Y14A, Y141, Y14Q,
Y14T,
Y14V, V15C, V15D, V151, V15N, V15T, Q20A, Q20C, Q20D, Q20H, Q20K, Q20M, Q2ON,
Q20R, Q205, Q20Y, Q21F, Q21W, N23A, N23C, N23D, N23E, N23H, N23K, N23Q, N23R,
N235, N23T, N23V, R26C, R26E, R26G, R26K, R26M, R265, R26T, T27A, T27C, T27D,
T27E, T27F, T27H, T27I, T27K, T27L, T27M, T27N, T27Q, T27R, T275, T27V, T27Y,
D28A,
D28C, D28T, I37F, I37V, T38D, T38N, A39L, V40A, V40C, V40D, V40G, V4OH, V40I,
V40K, V40M, V40P, V40Q, V4OR, V405, V40T, V4OW, V40Y, T42A, T42C, T42I, T42M,
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T42V, A45C, A45G, Y46F, G48A, T491, S50A, S50C, S50E, S50G, S50K, S50M, S5ON,
S50Q,
S50R, S50T, S50Y, Q51C, Q51D, Q51E, Q51S, Q51V, A52C, A52D, A52E, A52F, A52G,
A52H, A52K, A52L, A52M, A52R, A52S, A52T, A52V, A52Y, D53E, V54N, V54T, P58A,
P58C, P58H, P581, P58S, P58T, P58V, L61M, L61V, Y62A, Y62C, Y62D, Y62F, Y62G,
Y62H, Y621, Y62K, Y62L, Y62M, Y62N, Y62P, Y62Q, Y62R, Y62S, Y62V, N68C, N68D,
N68E, N68F, N68H, N68L, N68P, N68Q, N68R, N68S, N68V, N68W, N68Y, K70R, G71A,
G71C, G71D, G71E, G71K, G71R, G71S, T72G, T72S, V73S, T79F, T791, T79L, T79M,
T79N, T79S, T79Y, K80A, K80C, K80D, K80F, K80H, K801, K80M, K80N, K80Q, K80R,
K80S, K80T, K80V, K80Y, G81A, G81D, G81E, G81F, G81H, G811, G81K, G81N, G81P,
G81R, G81S, G81T, E82A, E82D, E82M, E82Q, K84A, K84C, K84E, K841, K84Q, K84R,
K84S, K84T, K84Y, S85A, S85C, S85D, S85E, S85G, S85H, S851, S85L, S85M, S85N,
S85Q,
S85R, S85T, S85V, S85Y, V871, V87T, N88C, N88D, N88E, N88G, N88H, N881, N88K,
N88L, N88M, N88Q, N88R, N88S, N88T, N88V, N88W, N88Y, T89A, T89D, T89E, T89F,
T89H, T891, T89K, T89L, T89M, T89N, T89Q, T89R, T89S, T89Y, S92A, S92C, S92D,
S92E,
S92F, S92G, S92H, S92L, S92M, S92N, S92Q, S92R, S92T, S92W, S92Y, N93A, N93C,
N93E, N93F, N93H, N931, N93K, N93L, N93Q, N93S, N93T, N93Y, G94A, G94C, G94N,
195M, Q96A, Q96E, Q96H, Q961, Q96K, Q96L, Q96M, Q96N, Q96R, Q96V, Q96Y, V971,
V97T, Y98F, Y981, Y98L, Y98V, V101C, V101T, G108A, G108S, Y111D, Y111E, Y111L,
Y111N, Y111S, Y111T, Y111V, T112A, T112F, T112H, T1121, T112K, T112L, T112M,
T112N, T112P, T112R, T112V, T112W, El 13D, El 13N, El 13Q, El 13T, N114A,
N114C,
N114D, N114E, N114F, N114G, N114H, N1141, N114L, N114P, N114Q, N114R, N114S,
N114T, N114V, N114W, N114Y, V115A, V1151, T116A, T116C, T116D, T116G, T116H,
T1161, T116K, T116N, T116P, T116Q, T116R, T116S, A117C, A1171, A117S, A117V,
V118A, V118C, V118E, V118F, V118H, V1181, V118L, V118M, V118N, V118Q, V118R,
V118S, V118W, V118Y, V120A, V120C, V1201, V120M, V120T, P122A, P122D, P122E,
P122G, P122H, P122N, P122R, P122S, P122T, P122W, S123A, S123C, S123G, S123K,
S123L,
N124A, N124D, N124F, N124G, N124L, N124R, N124S, N124V, Y126A, Y126C, Y126D,
Y126E, Y126G, Y126H, Y1261, Y126K, Y126L, Y126M, Y126N, Y126Q, Y126R, Y126S,
Y126T, Y126V, Y126W, Q127A, Q127C, Q127D, Q127E, Q127F, Q127H, Q1271, Q127K,
Q127L, Q127M, Q127N, Q127R, Q127S, Q127T, Q127V, Q127W, Q127Y, T129A, T129C,
T129D, T129E, T129F, T129G, T1291, T129K, T129L, T129M, T129N, T129Q, T129R,
T129S, T129V, T129W, T129Y, S130A, S130G, S1301, S130K, S130L, S130M, S130N,
S130P, S130R, S130T, S130V, S130W, G131A, G131C, G131D, G131F, G131H, G1311,
G131K, G131L, G131M, G131P, G131Q, G131V, G131W, G131Y, E132A, E132C, E132D,
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E132F, E132G, E132H, E1321, E132K, E132L, E132M, E132N, E132P, E132Q, E132R,
E132V, E132W, Y133A, Y133D, Y133E, Y133G, Y133K, Y133L, Y133M, Y133R, Y133S,
Y133T, Y133W, N134A, N134D, N134F, N134G, N134H, N1341, N134K, N134L, N134M,
N134R, N134S, N134V, N134W, N134Y, Q136A, Q136C, Q136D, Q136E, Q136F, Q136H,
Q136K, Q136L, Q136M, Q136N, Q136R, Q136S, Q136T, Q136V, Q136W, Q136Y, A137S,
A137T, A137V, W138F, W138Y, G140A, G140M, N142F, N142K, N142L, N142M, N142P,
N142V, N142W, N142Y, F143H, F143Y, P144C, P144D, P144E, P144G, P144H, P1441,
P144K, P144L, P144M, P144N, P144Q, P144S, P144T, P144Y, G147A, G147C, G147H,
G147K, G147L, G147M, G147N, G147Q, G147R, T148A, T148D, T148E, T148F, T1481,
T148K, T148L, T148R, T148S, T148V, T148W, T149A, T149C, T149D, T149E, T149F,
T149H, T149K, T149L, T149M, T149N, T149Q, T149V, T149W, T149Y, Y150H, S151A,
S151E, S151F, S151H, S1511, S151K, S151L, S151M, S151Q, S151R, S151V, N152A,
N152C,
N152D, N152E, N152G, N152H, N152K, N152M, N152P, N152Q, N152R, N152S, N152T,
W153F, W153H, W153Q, W153R, W153T, W153Y, K154A, K154C, K154D, K154E, K154G,
K1541, K154L, K154M, K154N, K154R, K154T, K154Y, W155P, Q156A, Q156D, Q156E,
Q156F, Q156G, Q156H, Q1561, Q156L, Q156M, Q156N, Q156R, Q156S, Q156Y, F158C,
F158D, F158K, F158L, F158M, F158N, F158P, F158Q, F158R, F158S, F158V, H159M,
H159Y, W165C, W165D, W165E, W165F, W165H, W1651, W165K, W165L, W165M,
W165Q, W165R, W165T, W165Y, Q167A, Q167D, Q167E, Q167G, Q167H, Q167K, Q167M,
Q167N, Q167P, Q167S, Q167T, Q167V, S168A, S168D, S168F, S168H, S1681, S168K,
S168M, S168N, S168Q, S168R, S168T, S168V, S168W, S168Y, S170A, S170C, S170D,
S170E, S170F, S170L, S170M, S170N, S170Q, S170R, S170T, L171A, L171C, L171F,
L171G,
L171H, L1711, L171N, L171Q, L171R, L171T, L171V, L171W, L171Y, S172A, S172D,
S172H, S172R, S172T, F175M, F175Y, K1761, K176T, F177L, F177V, F177W, D180A,
D180C, D180F, D180G, D180H, D1801, D180L, D180M, D180N, D180Q, D180R, D180S,
D180T, D180V, D180W, D180Y, G181A, G181C, G181D, G181E, G181F, G181H, G181K,
G181L, G181M, G181N, G181Q, G181R, G181S, G181T, G181V, G181Y, K182A, K182P,
E187D, E1871, E187K, E187M, E187N, E187P, E187R, E187S, E187T, E187V, E187Y,
S190A, S190C, S190D, S190F, S190L, S190N, S190P, S190Q, E191A, E191C, E191F,
E191G,
E191H, E1911, E191K, E191N, E191Q, E191R, E191S, E191T, E191W, E191Y, G193A,
G193C, G193D, G193E, G193F, G193H, G193K, G193L, G193M, G193N, G193Q, G193R,
G193S, G193T, G193V, G193W, M199L, Y200F, A201M, Y2031, Y203L, Y203V, D206A,
D206E, D206G, D206H, D206M, D206N, D206Q, D206R, D206S, D206T, P208A, P208E,
P208F, P2081, P208K, P208L, P208T, P208V, P208Y, V210A, V210E, V210H, V210K,
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V210N, V210Q, V210R, V210S, V210T, V211A, V211E, V211H, V211I, V211Q, V211R,
N212E, N212F, N212G, N212L, N212M, N212R, N212V, M214I, M214L, K215C, K215E,
K215F, K215M, K215N, K215R, K215Y, K216F, V219I, V219T, Y221F, Y221I, Y221L,
N223C, N223E, N223I, N223K, N223Q, N223R, N223S, N223T, N223V, N223W, N223Y,
V225A, V225I, V225L, V225M, G226D, G226M, G226Q, G226R, G226S, L227F, L227I,
L227W, L227Y, V235A, I238A, I238L, I238M, K239D, K239E, K239P, K239Q, K239R,
K239S, K239T, F240K, F240L, F240M, F240Q, F240R, Q241A, Q241C, Q241D, Q241E,
Q241G, Q241H, Q241K, Q241L, Q241M, Q241N, Q241P, Q241R, Q241S, Q241T, Q241V,
Q241W, Q241Y, F242V, L243C, L243Y, D245A, D245C, D245E, D245G, D245L, D245M,
D245N, W246F, V247I, V247L, D248E, D248H, D248N, D248T, D248V, N249A, N249E,
N249G, N249H, N249Q, N249Y, A250M, A250S, A250V, A252C, A252D, A252E, A252G,
A252H, A252I, A252K, A252L, A252M, A252N, A252Q, A252S, A252V, A252W, A252Y,
A253E, A253I, A253K, A253L, A253M, A253Q, A253S, A253T, A253V, A253Y, T254F,
T254K, T254S, K256A, K256M, K256N, K256S, E257Q, E257S, M258L, T260A, T260C,
T260S, T260V, V261I, V261W, G262A, Q266A, Q266D, Q266E, Q266H, Q266I, Q266M,
Q266N, Q266S, Q266T, Q266V, Q266Y, N267H, N267I, N267Q, N267R, N267S, N267T,
N267V, N267Y, D268G, D268N, L269C, L269D, L269I, L269K, L269Q, L269S, L269T,
L269Y, G270A, G270D, G270E, G270F, G270H, G270I, G270L, G270M, G270Q, G270T,
G270V, G270Y, A271C, A271D, A271E, A271H, A271K, A271M, A271Q, A271R, A271S,
A271T, A271V, A271Y, N273C, N273G, N273H, N273I, N273K, N273R, L276I, L276M,
A277C, A277D, A277E, A277F, A277G, A277I, A277K, A277L, A277M, A277N, A277Q,
A277R, A277S, A277T, A277V, A277W, A277Y, V279C, V279T, N280A, N282S, N282T,
S284T, S284Y, L285A, L285C, L285I, L285V, F286M, A288C, A296C, A296D, A296E,
A296F, A296G, A296H, A296I, A296L, A296M, A296N, A296Q, A296R, A296S, A296V,
A296W, A296Y, T299A, T299D, T299E, T299F, T299G, T299K, T299L, T299M, T299R,
T299S, T299V, T299W, G300A, G300C, G300D, G300E, G300F, G300H, G300K, G300M,
G300Q, G300R, G300V, G300W, G301A, G301C, G301D, G301E, G301F, G301H, G301K,
G301L, G301M, G301Q, G301R, G301S, G301T, G301V, G301W, G301Y, G302S, Y303A,
Y303C, Y303D, Y303E, Y303F, Y303G, Y303H, Y3031, Y303K, Y303L, Y303M, Y303N,
Y303Q, Y303R, Y303S, Y303T, Y303V, Y303W, Y304F, Y304K, Y304W, R307A, R307C,
R307E, R307G, R307H, R307K, R307M, R307N, R307Q, R307S, R307T, N308C, N308D,
N308E, N308G, N308L, N308M, N308T, N308V, L310A, L310C, L310D, L310E, L310H,
L310I, L310M, L310P, L310W, L310Y, N311C, N311E, N311G, N311H, N311K, N311Q,
N311R, N311S, N311V, N311W, N311Y, N312D, N312F, N312G, N312H, N312K, N312Q,
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N312R, T313A, T313S, A316D, A316E, A316G, A316H, A316K, A316Q, A316R, A316Y,
S317C, S317D, S317G, S317H, S317K, S317L, S317N, S317Q, S317R, S317T, S317W,
S317Y, N318A, N318C, N318F, N318G, N3181, N318K, N318L, N318M, N318Q, N318R,
N318S, N318T, N318V, N318W, T320A, T320C, T320D, T320E, T320G, T320H, T3201,
T320K, T320N, T320P, T320Q, T320R, T320V, T320W, T320Y, K321C, K321F, K321H,
K321N, K321S, K321Y, L325A, L325C, L325F, L3251, L325M, L325Q, L325V, E327D,
E327L, Q335C, Q335E, E338A, E338D, E338F, E338G, E338H, E3381, E338K, E338P,
E338Q, E338R, E338T, E338V, E338Y, Q342A, Q342C, Q342G, Q342L, Q342M, Q342R,
Q342S, Q342T, Q342V, Q342W, L348A, L348C, L348H, L3481, L348M, L348Q, L348S,
L348T, A349G, A349R, F3521, F352L, F352M, F352T, F352V, R356Q, S357A, S357C,
S357D, S357E, S357F, S357H, S3571, S357K, S357L, S357N, S357Q, S357T, S357V,
S357W,
S357Y, Y360F, Y3601, Y360L, Y360M, Y360V, S362A, S362C, S362E, S3621, S362T,
S362V,
V3631, V363L, M368F, M3681, M368L, M368Y, Y369A, Y369E, Y3691, Y369L, Y369N,
Y369V, R377A, R377C, R377D, R377E, R377F, R377G, R377H, R3771, R377K, R377L,
R377N, R377Q, R377S, R377T, R377V, R377W, R377Y, A381C, A381E, A381G, A381H,
A381K, A381L, A381M, A381N, A381P, A381Q, A381V, A381W, A381Y, L382F, L382H,
L382Q, L382S, K383A, K383C, K383D, K383E, K383H, K3831, K383L, K383M, K383N,
K383Q, K383R, K383S, K383W, K383Y, S384A, S384C, S384D, S384F, S384G, S384H,
S3841, S384L, S384N, S384R, S384V, S384Y, K385A, K385D, K385E, K385F, K385G,
K385H, K385L, K385M, K385Q, K385R, K385T, K385V, K385Y, P388A, P388C, P388D,
P3881, P388L, P388N, P388R, P388S, P388T, P388V, L390M, L390V, A392C, A392S,
K394A,
K394C, K394E, K394F, K394G, K394H, K3941, K394L, K394Q, K394R, K394S, K394T,
K394V, K394W, K394Y, D395A, D395E, D395N, D395S, D395T, Y396A, Y396D, Y396F,
Y396K, Y396M, Y396N, Y396Q, Y396T, Y396V, Y396W, A397D, A397E, A397H, A397K,
A397M, A397N, A397Q, A397V, Y398A, Y398C, Y398F, Y398H, Y3981, Y398L, Y398W,
T400A, T400C, T400D, T400F, T400G, T4001, T400K, T400L, T400M, T400N, T400Q,
T400R, T400W, T400Y, Q401A, Q401C, Q401F, Q401H, Q4011, Q401L, Q401M, Q401N,
R402C, R402D, R402F, R402K, R402L, R402M, R402N, R402Q, R402S, R402W, D403E,
D403N, D403S, Y404E, Y404G, Y404K, Y404M, Y404N, Y404R, Y404W, 1405C, 1405F,
1405L, 1405M, 1405V, N407A, N407C, N407D, N407E, N407G, N407K, N407M, N407Q,
N407R, P408A, P408C, P408D, P4081, P408K, P408L, P408M, P408N, P408Q, P408V,
P408W, V410A, V410C, V410D, V410E, V410F, V410H, V4101, V410L, V410M, V410N,
V410Q, V410S, V410T, T414A, T4141, T414S, T414V, R415M, E416C, E416D, E416F,
E416H, E4161, E416K, E416L, E416M, E416N, E416Q, E416R, E416T, E416V, E416W,
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E416Y, D418A, D418E, D418G, D418H, D418I, D418K, D418L, D418M, D418N, D418Q,
D418S, D418T, D418V, D418W, S419A, S419C, S419E, S419G, S419L, S419M, S419N,
S419R, S419V, S419W, S419Y, T420A, T420C, T420D, T420E, T420G, T420H, T420I,
T420K, T420M, T420P, T420S, T420V, T420W, T420Y, K421A, K421D, K421E, K421H,
K421I, K421L, K421M, K421N, K421P, K421Q, K421R, K421T, K421V, K421W, K421Y,
A422C, A422D, A422E, A422F, A422G, A422I, A422L, A422N, A422P, A422Q, A422R,
A422S, A422Y, K423A, K423D, K423E, K423F, K423H, K423I, K423L, K423M, K423N,
K423Q, K423R, K423S, K423T, K423V, K423W, K423Y, S424A, S424C, S424G, S424K,
S424N, S424Q, S424R, S424T, L426S, L426T, L426V, T428G, T428V, V429A, V429C,
V4291, V429L, 1430C, 1430G, 1430L, 1430M, 1430Q, 1430V, T431A, T431C, T431S,
P434A,
P434C, P434D, P434E, P434F, P434H, P434I, P434K, P434L, P434M, P434N, P434Q,
P434R,
P434S, P434V, P434Y, G435A, G435C, G435D, G435E, G435F, G435H, G435I, G435K,
G435M, G435N, G435P, G435Q, G435R, G435S, G435T, G435W, G436F, G436I, G436M,
G436N, G436Q, G436S, G436V, R439A, R439D, R439G, R439H, R439K, R439M, R439N,
R439P, R439Q, R439S, R439V, R439W, R439Y, Y441A, Y441C, Y441D, Y441F, Y441G,
Y441H, Y441K, Y441L, Y441M, Y441N, Y441P, Y441R, Y441S, Y441T, Y441W, V442A,
V442C, V442I, V442T, T444C, T444D, T444E, T444F, T444G, T444H, T444I, T444K,
T444L,
T444M, T444N, T444P, T444R, T444S, T444W, S445A, S445C, S445E, S445G, S445H,
S445K, S445L, S445M, S445N, S445T, S445V, N446A, N446C, N446H, N446K, A447C,
A447D, A447F, A447H, A447L, A447M, A447N, A447Q, A447R, A447S, A447Y, G448A,
G448C, G448D, G448E, G448H, G448K, G448L, G448M, G448N, G448Q, G448R, G448S,
G448T, G448W, E449D, E449H, E449K, E449T, 1450A, 1450C, 1450D, 1450E, 1450G,
1450K,
1450L, 1450M, 1450N, 1450Q, 1450S, 1450T, 1450W, 1450Y, W451Y, L454A, L4541,
L454K,
L454M, L454W, T455A, T455I, T455L, T455S, N457H, N457K, N457R, N457T, N457V,
N457Y, D460A, D460E, D460G, D460M, D460N, D460Q, D460S, D460V, K461C, K461H,
K461L, K461M, K461N, K461Q, K461T, K461Y, I462A, I462L, I462M, I462Q, I462T,
I462V,
T463D, T463E, T463H, T463P, T463Q, T463R, T463V, T463Y, I464P, I464T, G465A,
G465C,
G465D, G465E, G465K, G465L, G465M, G465N, G465Q, G465W, G465Y, S466A, S466C,
S466D, S466G, S466H, S466K, S466L, S466M, S466N, S466T, S466W, S466Y, D467E,
D467G, D467L, Y469A, Y469D, Y469E, Y469I, Y469M, Y469N, Y469R, Y469S, Y469T,
Y469V, Y469W, A470S, A470V, T471A, T471C, T471E, T471G, T471H, T471I, T471L,
T471M, T471N, T471S, T471V, T471W, P473C, P473D, P473E, P473G, P473I, P473K,
P473L, P473R, P473T, P473W, V474A, V474C, V474L, V474S, N475A, N475C, N475E,
N475F, N475H, N475K, N475L, N475M, N475P, N475Q, N475R, N475S, N475T, N475V,
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G476A, G476D, G476E, G476F, G476H, G476I, G476L, G476M, G476N, G476P, G476Q,
G476R, G476S, G476T, G476V, G476W, G476Y, G477A, G477D, G477F, G477H, G477I,
G477K, G477L, G477M, G477Q, G477S, G477T, G477V, G477W, G477Y, V479C, V479D,
V479E, V479F, V479H, V479I, V479N, V479P, V479Y, S480A, S480C, S480H, V481A,
V481C, V481N, W482Y, V483A, V483G, V483I, V483K, V483L, V483M, V483R, V483Y,
Q484A, Q484C, Q484F, Q484G, Q484H, Q484K, Q484L, Q484M, Q484P, Q484R, Q484T,
and Q484Y.
[00153] Furthermore, the present amylases may include any number of
conservative amino
acid substitutions. Exemplary conservative amino acid substitutions are listed
in Table 1Table
1. Conservative amino acid substitutions
For Amino Acid Code Replace with any of
Alanine A D-Ala, Gly, beta-Ala, L-Cys, D-Cys
Arginine R D-Arg, Lys, D-Lys, homo-Arg, D-homo-Arg, Met,
Ile,
D-Met, D-Ile, Orn, D-Orn
Asparagine N D-Asn, Asp, D-Asp, Glu, D-Glu, Gln, D-Gln
Aspartic Acid D D-Asp, D-Asn, Asn, Glu, D-Glu, Gln, D-Gln
Cysteine C D-Cys, S-Me-Cys, Met, D-Met, Thr, D-Thr
Glutamine Q D-Gln, Asn, D-Asn, Glu, D-Glu, Asp, D-Asp
Glutamic Acid E D-Glu, D-Asp, Asp, Asn, D-Asn, Gln, D-Gln
Glycine G Ala, D-Ala, Pro, D-Pro, b-Ala, Acp
Isoleucine I D-Ile, Val, D-Val, Leu, D-Leu, Met, D-Met
Leucine L D-Leu, Val, D-Val, Leu, D-Leu, Met, D-Met
Lysine K D-Lys, Arg, D-Arg, homo-Arg, D-homo-Arg, Met, D-
Met, Be, D-Ile, Orn, D-Orn
Methionine M D-Met, S-Me-Cys, Ile, D-Ile, Leu, D-Leu, Val, D-
Val
Phenylalanine F D-Phe, Tyr, D-Thr, L-Dopa, His, D-His, Trp, D-
Trp,
Trans-3,4, or 5-phenylproline, cis-3,4,
or 5-phenylproline
Proline P D-Pro, L-I-thioazolidine-4- carboxylic acid, D-
or L-1-
oxazolidine-4-carboxylic acid
Serine S D-Ser, Thr, D-Thr, allo-Thr, Met, D-Met,
Met(0), D-
Met(0), L-Cys, D-Cys
Threonine T D-Thr, Ser, D-Ser, allo-Thr, Met,
D-Met, Met(0), D-Met(0), Val, D-Val
Tyrosine Y D-Tyr, Phe, D-Phe, L-Dopa, His, D-His
Valine V D-Val, Leu, D-Leu, Ile, D-Ile, Met, D-Met
[00154] The reader will appreciate that some of the above mentioned
conservative mutations
can be produced by genetic manpulation, while others are produced by
introducing synthetic
amino acids into a polypeptide by genetic or other means.
[00155] The present amylase may be "precursor," "immature," or "full-length,"
in which case
they include a signal sequence, or "mature," in which case they lack a signal
sequence. Mature
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forms of the polypeptides are generally the most useful. Unless otherwise
noted, the amino acid
residue numbering used herein refers to the mature forms of the respective
amylase
polypeptides. The present amylase polypeptides may also be truncated to remove
the N or C-
termini, so long as the resulting polypeptides retain amylase activity.
[00156] The present amylase may be a "chimeric" or "hybrid" polypeptide, in
that it includes
at least a portion of a first amylase polypeptide, and at least a portion of a
second amylase
polypeptide (such chimeric amylases have recently been "rediscovered" as
domain-swap
amylases). The present amylases may further include heterologous signal
sequence, an epitope
to allow tracking or purification, or the like. Exemplary heterologous signal
sequences are from
B. licheniformis amylase (LAT), B. subtilis (AmyE or AprE), and Streptomyces
Ce1A.
2.5. Nucleotides encoding variant amylase polypeptides
[00157] In another aspect, nucleic acids encoding a variant amylase
polypeptide are provided.
The nucleic acid may encode a particular amylase polypeptide, or an amylase
having a specified
degree of amino acid sequence identity to the particular amylase.
[00158] In one example, the nucleic acid encodes an amylase having at least
60%, at least
65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 76%, at least 77%, at least 78%, at
least 79%, at least
80%, at least 81%, at least 82%, at least 83%, at least 84%, at least 85%, at
least 86%, at least
87%, at least 88%, at least 89%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at
least 93%, at least
94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98% or even at least
99%
homology/identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, or SEQ ID NO: 5 (excluding
the portion of
the nucleic acid that encodes the signal sequence). It will be appreciated
that due to the
degeneracy of the genetic code, a plurality of nucleic acids may encode the
same polypeptide.
[00159] In another example, the nucleic acid hybridizes under stringent or
very stringent
conditions to a nucleic acid encoding (or complementary to a nucleic acid
encoding) an amylase
having at least 60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 76%,
at least 77%, at least
78%, at least 79%, at least 80%, at least 81%, at least 82%, at least 83%, at
least 84%, at least
85%, at least 86%, at least 87%, at least 88%, at least 89%, at least 90%, at
least 91%, at least
92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at
least 98% or even at
least 99% homology/identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, or SEQ ID NO: 5
(excluding the
portion of the nucleic acid that encodes the signal sequence).
[00160] In some embodiments, the nucleic acid hybridizes under stringent or
very stringent
conditions to the nucleic acid of SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 33, or SEQ ID NO:
38, or to a
nucleic acid complementary tothese nucleic acids.
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[00161] Nucleic acids may encode a "full-length" ("fl" or "FL") amylase, which
includes a
signal sequence, only the mature form of an amylase, which lacks the signal
sequence, or a
truncated form of an amylase, which lacks the N or C-terminus of the mature
form.
[00162] A nucleic acid that encodes a a-amylase can be operably linked to
various promoters
and regulators in a vector suitable for expressing the a-amylase in host
cells. Exemplary
promoters are from B. lichenifonnis amylase (LAT), B. subtilis (AmyE or AprE),
and
Streptomyces Ce1A. Such a nucleic acid can also be linked to other coding
sequences, e.g., to
encode a chimeric polypeptide.
3. Production of Variant Amylases
[00163] The present variant amylases can be produced in host cells, for
example, by secretion
or intracellular expression. A cultured cell material (e.g., a whole-cell
broth) comprising a
variant amylase can be obtained following secretion of the variant amylase
into the cell medium.
Optionally, the variant amylase can be isolated from the host cells, or even
isolated from the cell
broth, depending on the desired purity of the final variant amylase. A gene
encoding a variant
amylase can be cloned and expressed according to methods well known in the
art. Suitable host
cells include bacterial, fungal (including yeast and filamentous fungi), and
plant cells (including
algae). Particularly useful host cells include Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus
oryzae or
Trichoderma reesei. Other host cells include bacterial cells, e.g., Bacillus
subtilis or B.
lichenifonnis, as well as Streptomyces.
[00164] The host cell further may express a nucleic acid encoding a homologous
or
heterologous glucoamylase, i.e., a glucoamylase that is not the same species
as the host cell, or
one or more other enzymes. The glucoamylase may be a variant glucoamylase,
such as one of
the glucoamylase variants disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 8,058,033 (Danisco US
Inc.), for
example. Additionally, the host may express one or more accessory enzymes,
proteins,
peptides. These may benefit liquefaction, saccharification, fermentation, SSF,
etc processes.
Furthermore, the host cell may produce biochemicals in addition to enzymes
used to digest the
various feedstock(s). Such host cells may be useful for fermentation or
simultaneous
saccharification and fermentation processes to reduce or eliminate the need to
add enzymes.
3.1. Vectors
[00165] A DNA construct comprising a nucleic acid encoding variant amylases
can be
constructed to be expressed in a host cell. Representative nucleic acids that
encode variant
amylases include SEQ ID NO: 4. Because of the well-known degeneracy in the
genetic code,
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variant polynucleotides that encode an identical amino acid sequence can be
designed and made
with routine skill. It is also well-known in the art to optimize codon use for
a particular host
cell. Nucleic acids encoding variant amylases can be incorporated into a
vector. Vectors can be
transferred to a host cell using well-known transformation techniques, such as
those disclosed
below.
[00166] The vector may be any vector that can be transformed into and
replicated within a
host cell. For example, a vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding a variant
amylase can be
transformed and replicated in a bacterial host cell as a means of propagating
and amplifying the
vector. The vector also may be transformed into an expression host, so that
the encoding nucleic
acids can be expressed as a functional amylase. Host cells that serve as
expression hosts can
include filamentous fungi, for example. The Fungal Genetics Stock Center
(FGSC) Catalogue
of Strains lists suitable vectors for expression in fungal host cells. See
FGSC, Catalogue of
Strains, University of Missouri, at www.fgsc.net (last modified January 17,
2007). A
representative vector is pJG153, a promoterless Cre expression vector that can
be replicated in a
bacterial host. See Harrison et al. (June 2011) Applied Environ. Microbiol.
77: 3916-22.
pJG153can be modified with routine skill to comprise and express a nucleic
acid encoding an
amylase variant.
[00167] A nucleic acid encoding a variant amylase can be operably linked to a
suitable
promoter, which allows transcription in the host cell. The promoter may be any
DNA sequence
that shows transcriptional activity in the host cell of choice and may be
derived from genes
encoding proteins either homologous or heterologous to the host cell.
Exemplary promoters for
directing the transcription of the DNA sequence encoding a variant amylase,
especially in a
bacterial host, are the promoter of the lac operon of E. coli, the
Streptomyces coelicolor agarase
gene dagA or celA promoters, the promoters of the Bacillus licheniformis a-
amylase gene
(amyL), the promoters of the Bacillus stearothermophilus maltogenic amylase
gene (amyM), the
promoters of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens a-amylase (amyQ), the promoters of
the Bacillus
subtilis xylA and xylB genes etc. For transcription in a fungal host, examples
of useful
promoters are those derived from the gene encoding Aspergillus oryzae TAKA
amylase,
Rhizomucor miehei aspartic proteinase, Aspergillus niger neutral a-amylase, A.
niger acid stable
a-amylase, A. niger glucoamylase, Rhizomucor miehei lipase, A. oryzae alkaline
protease, A.
oryzae triose phosphate isomerase, or A. nidulans acetamidase. When a gene
encoding an
amylase is expressed in a bacterial species such as E. coli, a suitable
promoter can be selected,
for example, from a bacteriophage promoter including a T7 promoter and a phage
lambda
promoter. Examples of suitable promoters for the expression in a yeast species
include but are
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not limited to the Gal 1 and Gal 10 promoters of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and
the Pichia
pastoris A0X1 or A0X2 promoters. cbhl is an endogenous, inducible promoter
from T. reesei.
See Liu et al. (2008) "Improved heterologous gene expression in Trichoderma
reesei by
cellobiohydrolase I gene (cbhl) promoter optimization," Acta Biochim. Biophys.
Sin (Shanghai)
40(2): 158-65.
[00168] The coding sequence can be operably linked to a signal sequence. The
DNA
encoding the signal sequence may be the DNA sequence naturally associated with
the amylase
gene to be expressed or from a different Genus or species. A signal sequence
and a promoter
sequence comprising a DNA construct or vector can be introduced into a fungal
host cell and
can be derived from the same source. For example, the signal sequence is the
cbhl signal
sequence that is operably linked to a cbhl promoter.
[00169] An expression vector may also comprise a suitable transcription
terminator and, in
eukaryotes, polyadenylation sequences operably linked to the DNA sequence
encoding a variant
amylase. Termination and polyadenylation sequences may suitably be derived
from the same
sources as the promoter.
[00170] The vector may further comprise a DNA sequence enabling the vector to
replicate in
the host cell. Examples of such sequences are the origins of replication of
plasmids pUC19,
pACYC177, pUB110, pE194, pAMB1, and pIJ702.
[00171] The vector may also comprise a selectable marker, e.g., a gene the
product of which
complements a defect in the isolated host cell, such as the dal genes from B.
subtilis or B.
licheniformis, or a gene that confers antibiotic resistance such as, e.g.,
ampicillin, kanamycin,
chloramphenicol or tetracycline resistance. Furthermore, the vector may
comprise Aspergillus
selection markers such as amdS, argB, niaD and xxsC, a marker giving rise to
hygromycin
resistance, or the selection may be accomplished by co-transformation, such as
known in the art.
See e.g., International PCT Application WO 91/17243.
[00172] Intracellular expression may be advantageous in some respects, e.g.,
when using
certain bacteria or fungi as host cells to produce large amounts of amylase
for subsequent
enrichment or purification. Extracellular secretion of amylase into the
culture medium can also
be used to make a cultured cell material comprising the isolated amylase.
[00173] The expression vector typically includes the components of a cloning
vector, such as,
for example, an element that permits autonomous replication of the vector in
the selected host
organism and one or more phenotypically detectable markers for selection
purposes. The
expression vector normally comprises control nucleotide sequences such as a
promoter,
operator, ribosome binding site, translation initiation signal and optionally,
a repressor gene or
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one or more activator genes. Additionally, the expression vector may comprise
a sequence
coding for an amino acid sequence capable of targeting the amylase to a host
cell organelle such
as a peroxisome, or to a particular host cell compartment. Such a targeting
sequence includes
but is not limited to the sequence, SKL. For expression under the direction of
control sequences,
the nucleic acid sequence of the amylase is operably linked to the control
sequences in proper
manner with respect to expression.
[00174] The procedures used to ligate the DNA construct encoding an amylase,
the promoter,
terminator and other elements, respectively, and to insert them into suitable
vectors containing
the information necessary for replication, are well known to persons skilled
in the art (see, e.g.,
Sambrook et al., MOLECULAR CLONING: A LABORATORY MANUAL, 2nd ed., Cold Spring
Harbor,
1989, and 3rd ed., 2001).
3.2. Transformation and Culture of Host Cells
[00175] An isolated cell, either comprising a DNA construct or an expression
vector, is
advantageously used as a host cell in the recombinant production of an
amylase. The cell may
be transformed with the DNA construct encoding the enzyme, conveniently by
integrating the
DNA construct (in one or more copies) in the host chromosome. This integration
is generally
considered to be an advantage, as the DNA sequence is more likely to be stably
maintained in
the cell. Integration of the DNA constructs into the host chromosome may be
performed
according to conventional methods, e.g., by homologous or heterologous
recombination.
Alternatively, the cell may be transformed with an expression vector as
described above in
connection with the different types of host cells.
[00176] Examples of suitable bacterial host organisms are Gram positive
bacterial species
such as Bacillaceae including Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus lichenifonnis,
Bacillus lentus, Bacillus
brevis, Geobacillus (formerly Bacillus) stearothennophilus, Bacillus
alkalophilus, Bacillus
amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus lautus, Bacillus megaterium,
and Bacillus
thuringiensis; Streptomyces species such as Streptomyces murinus; lactic acid
bacterial species
including Lactococcus sp. such as Lactococcus lactis; Lactobacillus sp.
including Lactobacillus
reuteri; Leuconostoc sp.; Pediococcus sp.; and Streptococcus sp.
Alternatively, strains of a
Gram negative bacterial species belonging to Enterobacteriaceae including E.
coli, or to
Pseudomonadaceae can be selected as the host organism.
[00177] A suitable yeast host organism can be selected from the
biotechnologically relevant
yeasts species such as but not limited to yeast species such as Pichia sp.,
Hansenula sp., or
Kluyveromyces, Yarrowinia, Schizosaccharomyces species or a species of
Saccharomyces,
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including Saccharomyces cerevisiae or a species belonging to
Schizosaccharomyces such as, for
example, S. pombe. A strain of the methylotrophic yeast species, Pichia
pastoris, can be used as
the host organism. Alternatively, the host organism can be a Hansenula
species. Suitable host
organisms among filamentous fungi include species of Aspergillus, e.g.,
Aspergillus niger,
Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus tubigensis, Aspergillus awamori, or
Aspergillus nidulans.
Alternatively, strains of a Fusarium sp., e.g., Fusarium oxysporum or of a
Rhizomucor sp. such
as Rhizomucor miehei can be used as the host organism. Other suitable strains
include
Thermomyces and Mucor sp. In addition, Trichoderma sp. can be used as a host.
A suitable
procedure for transformation of Aspergillus host cells includes, for example,
that described in
EP238023. An amylase expressed by a fungal host cell can be glycosylated,
i.e., will comprise a
glycosyl moiety. The glycosylation pattern can be the same or different as
present in the wild-
type amylase. The type and/or degree of glycosylation may impart changes in
enzymatic and/or
biochemical properties.
[00178] It is advantageous to delete genes from expression hosts, where the
gene deficiency
can be cured by the transformed expression vector. Known methods may be used
to obtain a
fungal host cell having one or more inactivated genes. Gene inactivation may
be accomplished
by complete or partial deletion, by insertional inactivation or by any other
means that renders a
gene nonfunctional for its intended purpose, such that the gene is prevented
from expression of a
functional protein. Any gene from a Trichoderma sp. or other filamentous
fungal host that has
been cloned can be deleted, for example, cbhl , cbh2, egll , and egl2 genes.
Gene deletion may
be accomplished by inserting a form of the desired gene to be inactivated into
a plasmid by
methods known in the art.
[00179] Introduction of a DNA construct or vector into a host cell includes
techniques such as
transformation; electroporation; nuclear microinjection; transduction;
transfection, e.g.,
lipofection mediated and DEAE-Dextrin mediated transfection; incubation with
calcium
phosphate DNA precipitate; high velocity bombardment with DNA-coated
microprojectiles; and
protoplast fusion. General transformation techniques are known in the art.
See, e.g., Sambrook
et al. (2001), supra. The expression of heterologous protein in Trichoderma is
described, for
example, in U.S. Patent No. 6,022,725. Reference is also made to Cao et al.
(2000) Science
9:991-1001 for transformation of Aspergillus strains. Genetically stable
transformants can be
constructed with vector systems whereby the nucleic acid encoding an amylase
is stably
integrated into a host cell chromosome. Transformants are then selected and
purified by known
techniques.
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[00180] The preparation of Trichoderma sp. for transformation, for example,
may involve the
preparation of protoplasts from fungal mycelia. See Campbell et al. (1989)
Curr. Genet. 16: 53-
56. The mycelia can be obtained from germinated vegetative spores. The mycelia
are treated
with an enzyme that digests the cell wall, resulting in protoplasts. The
protoplasts are protected
by the presence of an osmotic stabilizer in the suspending medium. These
stabilizers include
sorbitol, mannitol, potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate, and the like.
Usually the
concentration of these stabilizers varies between 0.8 M and 1.2 M, e.g., a 1.2
M solution of
sorbitol can be used in the suspension medium.
[00181] Uptake of DNA into the host Trichoderma sp. strain depends upon the
calcium ion
concentration. Generally, between about 10-50 mM CaC12 is used in an uptake
solution.
Additional suitable compounds include a buffering system, such as TE buffer
(10 mM Tris,
pH 7.4; 1 mM EDTA) or 10 mM MOPS, pH 6.0 and polyethylene glycol. The
polyethylene
glycol is believed to fuse the cell membranes, thus permitting the contents of
the medium to be
delivered into the cytoplasm of the Trichoderma sp. strain. This fusion
frequently leaves
multiple copies of the plasmid DNA integrated into the host chromosome.
[00182] Usually transformation of Trichoderma sp. uses protoplasts or cells
that have been
subjected to a permeability treatment, typically at a density of 105 to
107/mL, particularly
2x106/mL. A volume of 1001AL of these protoplasts or cells in an appropriate
solution (e.g.,
1.2 M sorbitol and 50 mM CaC12) may be mixed with the desired DNA. Generally,
a high
concentration of PEG is added to the uptake solution. From 0.1 to 1 volume of
25% PEG 4000
can be added to the protoplast suspension; however, it is useful to add about
0.25 volumes to the
protoplast suspension. Additives, such as dimethyl sulfoxide, heparin,
spermidine, potassium
chloride and the like, may also be added to the uptake solution to facilitate
transformation.
Similar procedures are available for other fungal host cells. See, e.g., U.S.
Patent No. 6,022,725.
3.3. Expression
[00183] A method of producing an amylase may comprise cultivating a host cell
as described
above under conditions conducive to the production of the enzyme and
recovering the enzyme
from the cells and/or culture medium.
[00184] The medium used to cultivate the cells may be any conventional medium
suitable for
growing the host cell in question and obtaining expression of an amylase.
Suitable media and
media components are available from commercial suppliers or may be prepared
according to
published recipes (e.g., as described in catalogues of the American Type
Culture Collection).
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[00185] An enzyme secreted from the host cells can be used in a whole broth
preparation. In
the present methods, the preparation of a spent whole fermentation broth of a
recombinant
microorganism can be achieved using any cultivation method known in the art
resulting in the
expression of an a-amylase. Fermentation may, therefore, be understood as
comprising shake
flask cultivation, small- or large-scale fermentation (including continuous,
batch, fed-batch, or
solid state fermentations) in laboratory or industrial fermenters performed in
a suitable medium
and under conditions allowing the amylase to be expressed or isolated. The
term "spent whole
fermentation broth" is defined herein as unfractionated contents of
fermentation material that
includes culture medium, extracellular proteins (e.g., enzymes), and cellular
biomass. It is
understood that the term "spent whole fermentation broth" also encompasses
cellular biomass
that has been lysed or permeabilized using methods well known in the art.
[00186] An enzyme secreted from the host cells may conveniently be recovered
from the
culture medium by well-known procedures, including separating the cells from
the medium by
centrifugation or filtration, and precipitating proteinaceous components of
the medium by means
of a salt such as ammonium sulfate, followed by the use of chromatographic
procedures such as
ion exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography, or the like.
[00187] The polynucleotide encoding an amylase in a vector can be operably
linked to a
control sequence that is capable of providing for the expression of the coding
sequence by the
host cell, i.e. the vector is an expression vector. The control sequences may
be modified, for
example by the addition of further transcriptional regulatory elements to make
the level of
transcription directed by the control sequences more responsive to
transcriptional modulators.
The control sequences may in particular comprise promoters.
[00188] Host cells may be cultured under suitable conditions that allow
expression of an
amylase. Expression of the enzymes may be constitutive such that they are
continually
produced, or inducible, requiring a stimulus to initiate expression. In the
case of inducible
expression, protein production can be initiated when required by, for example,
addition of an
inducer substance to the culture medium, for example dexamethasone or IPTG or
Sophorose.
Polypeptides can also be produced recombinantly in an in vitro cell-free
system, such as the
TNTTm (Promega) rabbit reticulocyte system.
[00189] An expression host also can be cultured in the appropriate medium for
the host, under
aerobic conditions. Shaking or a combination of agitation and aeration can be
provided, with
production occurring at the appropriate temperature for that host, e.g., from
about 25 C to about
75 C (e.g., 30 C to 45 C), depending on the needs of the host and production
of the desired
variant amylase. Culturing can occur from about 12 to about 100 hours or
greater (and any hour
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value there between, e.g., from 24 to 72 hours). Typically, the culture broth
is at a pH of about
4.0 to about 8.0, again depending on the culture conditions needed for the
host relative to
production of an amylase.
3.4. Identification of Amylase Activity
[00190] To evaluate the expression of an amylase in a host cell, assays can
measure the
expressed protein, corresponding mRNA, or a-amylase activity. For example,
suitable assays
include Northern blotting, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction,
and in situ
hybridization, using an appropriately labeled hybridizing probe. Suitable
assays also include
measuring amylase activity in a sample, for example, by assays directly
measuring reducing
sugars such as glucose in the culture media. For example, glucose
concentration may be
determined using glucose reagent kit No. 15-UV (Sigma Chemical Co.) or an
instrument, such
as Technicon Autoanalyzer. a-amylase activity also may be measured by any
known method,
such as the PAHBAH or ABTS assays, described below.
3.5. Methods for Enriching and Purifying Variants Amylases
[00191] Fermentation, separation, and concentration techniques are well known
in the art and
conventional methods can be used in order to prepare a concentrated a variant
a-amylase
polypeptide-containing solution.
[00192] After fermentation, a fermentation broth is obtained, the microbial
cells and various
suspended solids, including residual raw fermentation materials, are removed
by conventional
separation techniques in order to obtain an amylase solution. Filtration,
centrifugation,
microfiltration, rotary vacuum drum filtration, ultrafiltration,
centrifugation followed by ultra-
filtration, extraction, or chromatography, or the like, are generally used.
[00193] It is desirable to concentrate a variant a-amylase polypeptide-
containing solution in
order to optimize recovery. Use of unconcentrated solutions requires increased
incubation time
in order to collect the enriched or purified enzyme precipitate.
[00194] The enzyme containing solution is concentrated using conventional
concentration
techniques until the desired enzyme level is obtained. Concentration of the
enzyme containing
solution may be achieved by any of the techniques discussed herein. Exemplary
methods of
enrichment and purification include but are not limited to rotary vacuum
filtration and/or
ultrafiltration.
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[00195] The enzyme solution is concentrated into a concentrated enzyme
solution until the
enzyme activity of the concentrated variant a-amylase polypeptide-containing
solution is at a
desired level.
[00196] Concentration may be performed using, e.g., a precipitation agent,
such as a metal
halide precipitation agent. Metal halide precipitation agents include but are
not limited to alkali
metal chlorides, alkali metal bromides and blends of two or more of these
metal halides.
Exemplary metal halides include sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium
bromide,
potassium bromide and blends of two or more of these metal halides. The metal
halide
precipitation agent, sodium chloride, can also be used as a preservative.
[00197] The metal halide precipitation agent is used in an amount effective to
precipitate an
amylase. The selection of at least an effective amount and an optimum amount
of metal halide
effective to cause precipitation of the enzyme, as well as the conditions of
the precipitation for
maximum recovery including incubation time, pH, temperature and concentration
of enzyme,
will be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, after routine
testing.
[00198] Generally, at least about 5% w/v (weight/volume) to about 25% w/v of
metal halide
is added to the concentrated enzyme solution, and usually at least 8% w/v.
Generally, no more
than about 25% w/v of metal halide is added to the concentrated enzyme
solution and usually no
more than about 20% w/v. The optimal concentration of the metal halide
precipitation agent
will depend, among others, on the nature of the specific variant a-amylase
polypeptide and on its
concentration in the concentrated enzyme solution.
[00199] Another alternative way to precipitate the enzyme is to use organic
compounds.
Exemplary organic compound precipitating agents include: 4-hydroxybenzoic
acid, alkali metal
salts of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, alkyl esters of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, and
blends of two or
more of these organic compounds. The addition of the organic compound
precipitation agents
can take place prior to, simultaneously with or subsequent to the addition of
the metal halide
precipitation agent, and the addition of both precipitation agents, organic
compound and metal
halide, may be carried out sequentially or simultaneously.
[00200] Generally, the organic precipitation agents are selected from the
group consisting of
alkali metal salts of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, such as sodium or potassium
salts, and linear or
branched alkyl esters of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, wherein the alkyl group
contains from 1 to 12
carbon atoms, and blends of two or more of these organic compounds. The
organic compound
precipitation agents can be, for example, linear or branched alkyl esters of 4-
hydroxybenzoic
acid, wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and blends
of two or more of
these organic compounds. Exemplary organic compounds are linear alkyl esters
of 4-
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hydroxybenzoic acid, wherein the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbon
atoms, and blends of
two or more of these organic compounds. Methyl esters of 4-hydroxybenzoic
acid, propyl esters
of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, butyl ester of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, ethyl ester of
4-hydroxybenzoic
acid and blends of two or more of these organic compounds can also be used.
Additional
organic compounds also include but are not limited to 4-hydroxybenzoic acid
methyl ester
(named methyl PARABEN), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid propyl ester (named propyl
PARABEN),
which also are both amylase preservative agents. For further descriptions,
see, e.g., U.S. Patent
No. 5,281,526.
[00201] Addition of the organic compound precipitation agent provides the
advantage of high
flexibility of the precipitation conditions with respect to pH, temperature,
variant amylase
concentration, precipitation agent concentration, and time of incubation.
[00202] The organic compound precipitation agent is used in an amount
effective to improve
precipitation of the enzyme by means of the metal halide precipitation agent.
The selection of at
least an effective amount and an optimum amount of organic compound
precipitation agent, as
well as the conditions of the precipitation for maximum recovery including
incubation time, pH,
temperature and concentration of enzyme, will be readily apparent to one of
ordinary skill in the
art, in light of the present disclosure, after routine testing.
[00203] Generally, at least about 0.01% w/v of organic compound precipitation
agent is
added to the concentrated enzyme solution and usually at least about 0.02%
w/v. Generally, no
more than about 0.3% w/v of organic compound precipitation agent is added to
the concentrated
enzyme solution and usually no more than about 0.2% w/v.
[00204] The concentrated polypeptide solution, containing the metal halide
precipitation
agent, and the organic compound precipitation agent, can be adjusted to a pH,
which will, of
necessity, depend on the enzyme to be enriched or purified. Generally, the pH
is adjusted at a
level near the isoelectric point of the amylase. The pH can be adjusted at a
pH in a range from
about 2.5 pH units below the isoelectric point (pI) up to about 2.5 pH units
above the isoelectric
point.
[00205] The incubation time necessary to obtain an enriched or purified enzyme
precipitate
depends on the nature of the specific enzyme, the concentration of enzyme, and
the specific
precipitation agent(s) and its (their) concentration. Generally, the time
effective to precipitate
the enzyme is between about 1 to about 30 hours; usually it does not exceed
about 25 hours. In
the presence of the organic compound precipitation agent, the time of
incubation can still be
reduced to less about 10 hours and in most cases even about 6 hours.
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[00206] Generally, the temperature during incubation is between about 4 C and
about 50 C.
Usually, the method is carried out at a temperature between about 10 C and
about 45 C (e.g.,
between about 20 C and about 40 C). The optimal temperature for inducing
precipitation varies
according to the solution conditions and the enzyme or precipitation agent(s)
used.
[00207] The overall recovery of enriched or purified enzyme precipitate, and
the efficiency
with which the process is conducted, is improved by agitating the solution
comprising the
enzyme, the added metal halide and the added organic compound. The agitation
step is done
both during addition of the metal halide and the organic compound, and during
the subsequent
incubation period. Suitable agitation methods include mechanical stirring or
shaking, vigorous
aeration, or any similar technique.
[00208] After the incubation period, the enriched or purified enzyme is then
separated from
the dissociated pigment and other impurities and collected by conventional
separation
techniques, such as filtration, centrifugation, microfiltration, rotary vacuum
filtration,
ultrafiltration, press filtration, cross membrane microfiltration, cross flow
membrane
microfiltration, or the like. Further enrichment or purification of the enzyme
precipitate can be
obtained by washing the precipitate with water. For example, the enriched or
purified enzyme
precipitate is washed with water containing the metal halide precipitation
agent, or with water
containing the metal halide and the organic compound precipitation agents.
[00209] During fermentation, a variant a-amylase polypeptide accumulates in
the culture
broth. For the isolation, enrichment, or purification of the desired variant a-
amylase, the culture
broth is centrifuged or filtered to eliminate cells, and the resulting cell-
free liquid is used for
enzyme enrichment or purification. In one embodiment, the cell-free broth is
subjected to
salting out using ammonium sulfate at about 70% saturation; the 70% saturation-
precipitation
fraction is then dissolved in a buffer and applied to a column such as a
Sephadex G-100 column,
and eluted to recover the enzyme-active fraction. For further enrichment or
purification, a
conventional procedure such as ion exchange chromatography may be used.
[00210] Enriched or purified enzymes are useful for laundry and cleaning
applications. For
example, they can be used in laundry detergents and spot removers. They can be
made into a
final product that is either liquid (solution, slurry) or solid (granular,
powder).
[00211] A more specific example of enrichment or purification, is described in
Sumitani et al.
(2000) "New type of starch-binding domain: the direct repeat motif in the C-
terminal region of
Bacillus sp. 195 a-amylase contributes to starch binding and raw starch
degrading," Biochem. J.
350: 477-484, and is briefly summarized here. The enzyme obtained from 4
liters of a
Streptomyces lividans TK24 culture supernatant was treated with (NH4)2504 at
80% saturation.
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The precipitate was recovered by centrifugation at 10,000 x g (20 min. and 4
C) and re-
dissolved in 20 mM Tris/HC1 buffer (pH 7.0) containing 5 mM CaC12. The
solubilized
precipitate was then dialyzed against the same buffer. The dialyzed sample was
then applied to
a Sephacryl S-200 column, which had previously been equilibrated with 20 mM
Tris/HC1 buffer,
(pH 7.0), 5 mM CaC12, and eluted at a linear flow rate of 7 mL/hr with the
same buffer.
Fractions from the column were collected and assessed for activity as judged
by enzyme assay
and SDS-PAGE. The protein was further purified as follows. A Toyopearl HW55
column
(Tosoh Bioscience, Montgomeryville, PA; Cat. No. 19812) was equilibrated with
20 mM
Tris/HC1 buffer (pH 7.0) containing 5 mM CaC12 and 1.5 M (NH4)2SO4. The enzyme
was
eluted with a linear gradient of 1.5 to 0 M (NH4)2SO4 in 20 mM Tris/HCL
buffer, pH 7.0
containing 5 mM CaC12. The active fractions were collected, and the enzyme
precipitated with
(NH4)2SO4 at 80% saturation. The precipitate was recovered, re-dissolved, and
dialyzed as
described above. The dialyzed sample was then applied to a Mono Q HR5/5 column
(Amersham Pharmacia; Cat. No. 17-5167-01) previously equilibrated with 20 mM
Tris/HC1
buffer (pH 7.0) containing 5 mM CaC12, at a flow rate of 60 mL/hour. The
active fractions are
collected and added to a 1.5 M (NH4)2SO4 solution. The active enzyme fractions
were re-
chromatographed on a Toyopearl HW55 column, as before, to yield a homogeneous
enzyme as
determined by SDS-PAGE. See, e.g., Sumitani et al. (2000) Biochem. J. 350: 477-
484, for
general discussion of the method and variations thereon.
[00212] For production scale recovery, variant a-amylase polypeptides can be
enriched or
partially purified as generally described above by removing cells via
flocculation with polymers.
Alternatively, the enzyme can be enriched or purified by microfiltration
followed by
concentration by ultrafiltration using available membranes and equipment.
However, for some
applications, the enzyme does not need to be enriched or purified, and whole
broth culture can
be lysed and used without further treatment. The enzyme can then be processed,
for example,
into granules.
4. Compositions and Uses of Variant Amylases
[00213] Variants amylases are useful for a variety of industrial applications.
For example,
variant amylases are useful in a starch conversion process, particularly in a
saccharification
process of a starch that has undergone liquefaction. The desired end-product
may be any
product that may be produced by the enzymatic conversion of the starch
substrate. For example,
the desired product may be a syrup rich in glucose and maltose, which can be
used in other
processes, such as the preparation of HFCS, or which can be converted into a
number of other
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useful products, such as ascorbic acid intermediates (e.g., gluconate; 2-keto-
L-gulonic acid; 5-
keto-gluconate; and 2,5-diketogluconate); 1,3-propanediol; aromatic amino
acids (e.g., tyrosine,
phenylalanine and tryptophan); organic acids (e.g., lactate, pyruvate,
succinate, isocitrate, and
oxaloacetate); amino acids (e.g., serine and glycine); antibiotics;
antimicrobials; enzymes;
vitamins; and hormones.
[00214] The starch conversion process may be a precursor to, or simultaneous
with, a
fermentation process designed to produce alcohol for fuel or drinking (i.e.,
potable alcohol).
One skilled in the art is aware of various fermentation conditions that may be
used in the
production of these end-products. Variant amylases are also useful in
compositions and
methods of food preparation. These various uses of variant amylases are
described in more
detail below.
4.1. Preparation of Starch Substrates
[00215] Those of general skill in the art are well aware of available methods
that may be used
to prepare starch substrates for use in the processes disclosed herein. For
example, a useful
starch substrate may be obtained from tubers, roots, stems, legumes, cereals
or whole grain.
More specifically, the granular starch may be obtained from corn, cobs, wheat,
barley, rye,
triticale, milo, sago, millet, cassava, tapioca, sorghum, rice, peas, bean,
banana, or potatoes.
Corn contains about 60-68% starch; barley contains about 55-65% starch; millet
contains about
75-80% starch; wheat contains about 60-65% starch; and polished rice contains
70-72% starch.
Specifically contemplated starch substrates are corn starch and wheat starch.
The starch from a
grain may be ground or whole and includes corn solids, such as kernels, bran
and/or cobs. The
starch may also be highly refined raw starch or feedstock from starch refinery
processes.
Various starches also are commercially available. For example, corn starch is
available from
Cerestar, Sigma, and Katayama Chemical Industry Co. (Japan); wheat starch is
available from
Sigma; sweet potato starch is available from Wako Pure Chemical Industry Co.
(Japan); and
potato starch is available from Nakaari Chemical Pharmaceutical Co. (Japan).
[00216] The starch substrate can be a crude starch from milled whole grain,
which contains
non-starch fractions, e.g., germ residues and fibers. Milling may comprise
either wet milling or
dry milling or grinding. In wet milling, whole grain is soaked in water or
dilute acid to separate
the grain into its component parts, e.g., starch, protein, germ, oil, kernel
fibers. Wet milling
efficiently separates the germ and meal (i.e., starch granules and protein)
and is especially
suitable for production of syrups. In dry milling or grinding, whole kernels
are ground into a
fine powder and often processed without fractionating the grain into its
component parts. In
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some cases, oils from the kernels are recovered. Dry ground grain thus will
comprise significant
amounts of non-starch carbohydrate compounds, in addition to starch. Dry
grinding of the
starch substrate can be used for production of ethanol and other biochemicals.
The starch to be
processed may be a highly refined starch quality, for example, at least 90%,
at least 95%, at least
97%, or at least 99.5% pure.
4.2. Gelatinization and Liquefaction of Starch
[00217] As used herein, the term "liquefaction" or "liquefy" means a process
by which starch
is converted to less viscous and shorter chain dextrins. Generally, this
process involves
gelatinization of starch simultaneously with or followed by the addition of an
a-amylase,
although additional liquefaction-inducing enzymes optionally may be added. In
some
embodiments, the starch substrate prepared as described above is slurried with
water. The starch
slurry may contain starch as a weight percent of dry solids of about 10-55%,
about 20-45%,
about 30-45%, about 30-40%, or about 30-35%. a-amylase may be added to the
slurry, with a
metering pump, for example. The a-amylase typically used for this application
is a thermally
stable, bacterial a-amylase, such as a Geobacillus stearothermophilus a-
amylase. The a-
amylase is usually supplied, for example, at about 1500 units per kg dry
matter of starch. To
optimize a-amylase stability and activity, the pH of the slurry typically is
adjusted to about pH
5.5-6.5 and about 1 mM of calcium (about 40 ppm free calcium ions) can also be
added.
Bacterial a-amylase remaining in the slurry following liquefaction may be
deactivated via a
number of methods, including lowering the pH in a subsequent reaction step or
by removing
calcium from the slurry in cases where the enzyme is dependent upon calcium.
[00218] The slurry of starch plus the a-amylase may be pumped continuously
through a jet
cooker, which is steam heated to 105 C. Gelatinization occurs rapidly under
these conditions,
and the enzymatic activity, combined with the significant shear forces, begins
the hydrolysis of
the starch substrate. The residence time in the jet cooker is brief. The
partly gelatinized starch
may be passed into a series of holding tubes maintained at 105-110 C and held
for 5-8 min. to
complete the gelatinization process ("primary liquefaction"). Hydrolysis to
the required DE is
completed in holding tanks at 85-95 C or higher temperatures for about 1 to 2
hours ("secondary
liquefaction"). These tanks may contain baffles to discourage back mixing. As
used herein, the
term "minutes of secondary liquefaction" refers to the time that has elapsed
from the start of
secondary liquefaction to the time that the Dextrose Equivalent (DE) is
measured. The slurry is
then allowed to cool to room temperature. This cooling step can be 30 minutes
to 180 minutes,
e.g., 90 minutes to 120 minutes. The liquefied starch typically is in the form
of a slurry having a
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dry solids content (w/w) of about 10-50%; about 10-45%; about 15-40%; about 20-
40%; about
25-40%; or about 25-35%.
[00219] Liquefaction with variant amylases advantageously can be conducted at
low pH,
eliminating the requirement to adjust the pH to about pH 5.5-6.5. Variants
amylases can be used
for liquefaction at a pH range of 2 to 7, e.g., pH 3.0 ¨ 7.5, pH 4.0 ¨ 6.0, or
pH 4.5 ¨ 5.8. Variant
amylases can maintain liquefying activity at a temperature range of about 85 C
¨ 95 C, e.g.,
85 C, 90 C, or 95 C. For example, liquefaction can be conducted with 800 lug
an amylase in a
solution of 25% DS corn starch for 10 min at pH 5.8 and 85 C, or pH 4.5 and 95
C, for
example. Liquefying activity can be assayed using any of a number of known
viscosity assays
in the art.
[00220] In particular embodiments using the present amylase variants, startch
liquifaction is
performed at a temperature range of 90-115 C, for the purpose of producing
high-purity glucose
syrups, HFCS, maltodextrins, etc.
4.3. Saccharification
[00221] The liquefied starch can be saccharified into a syrup rich in lower DP
(e.g., DP1 +
DP2) saccharides, using variant amylases, optionally in the presence of
another enzyme(s). The
exact composition of the products of saccharification depends on the
combination of enzymes
used, as well as the type of granular starch processed. Advantageously, the
syrup obtainable
using the provided variant amylases may contain a weight percent of DP2 of the
total
oligosaccharides in the saccharified starch exceeding 30%, e.g., 45% ¨ 65% or
55% ¨ 65%. The
weight percent of (DP1 + DP2) in the saccharified starch may exceed about 70%,
e.g., 75% ¨
85% or 80% ¨ 85%. The present amylases also produce a relatively high yield of
glucose, e.g.,
DP1 > 20%, in the syrup product.
[00222] Whereas liquefaction is generally run as a continuous process,
saccharification is
often conducted as a batch process. Saccharification typically is most
effective at temperatures
of about 60-65 C and a pH of about 4.0-4.5, e.g., pH 4.3, necessitating
cooling and adjusting the
pH of the liquefied starch. Saccharification may be performed, for example, at
a temperature
between about 40 C, about 50 C, or about 55 C to about 60 C or about 65 C.
Saccharification
is normally conducted in stirred tanks, which may take several hours to fill
or empty. Enzymes
typically are added either at a fixed ratio to dried solids as the tanks are
filled or added as a
single dose at the commencement of the filling stage. A saccharification
reaction to make a
syrup typically is run over about 24-72 hours, for example, 24-48 hours. When
a maximum or
desired DE has been attained, the reaction is stopped by heating to 85 C for 5
min., for example.
Further incubation will result in a lower DE, eventually to about 90 DE, as
accumulated glucose
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re-polymerizes to isomaltose and/or other reversion products via an enzymatic
reversion reaction
and/or with the approach of thermodynamic equilibrium. When using an amylase,
saccharification optimally is conducted at a temperature range of about 30 C
to about 75 C, e.g.,
45 C ¨ 75 C or 47 C ¨ 74 C. The saccharifying may be conducted over a pH range
of about pH
3 to about pH 7, e.g., pH 3.0¨ pH 7.5, pH 3.5 ¨ pH 5.5, pH 3.5, pH 3.8, or pH
4.5.
[00223] An a-amylase may be added to the slurry in the form of a composition.
An a-
amylase can be added to a slurry of a granular starch substrate in an amount
of about 0.6 ¨ 10
ppm ds, e.g., 2 ppm ds. An a-amylase can be added as a whole broth, clarified,
enriched,
partially purified, or purified enzyme. The specific activity of the amylase
may be about 300
U/mg of enzyme, for example, measured with the PAHBAH assay. The a-amylase
also can be
added as a whole broth product.
[00224] An a-amylase may be added to the slurry as an isolated enzyme
solution. For
example, an a-amylase can be added in the form of a cultured cell material
produced by host
cells expressing an amylase. An a-amylase may also be secreted by a host cell
into the reaction
medium during the fermentation or SSF process, such that the enzyme is
provided continuously
into the reaction. The host cell producing and secreting amylase may also
express an additional
enzyme, such as a glucoamylase. For example, U.S. Patent No. 5,422,267
discloses the use of a
glucoamylase in yeast for production of alcoholic beverages. For example, a
host cell, e.g.,
Trichoderma reesei or Aspergillus niger, may be engineered to co-express an a-
amylase and a
glucoamylase, e.g., HgGA, TrGA, or a TrGA variant, during saccharification.
The host cell can
be genetically modified so as not to express its endogenous glucoamylase
and/or other enzymes,
proteins or other materials. The host cell can be engineered to express a
broad spectrum of
various saccharolytic enzymes. For example, the recombinant yeast host cell
can comprise
nucleic acids encoding a glucoamylase, an alpha-glucosidase, an enzyme that
utilizes pentose
sugar, an a-amylase, a pullulanase, an isoamylase, and/or an isopullulanase.
See, e.g., WO
2011/153516 A2.
4.4. Isomerization
[00225] The soluble starch hydrolysate produced by treatment with amylase can
be converted
into high fructose starch-based syrup (HFSS), such as high fructose corn syrup
(HFCS). This
conversion can be achieved using a glucose isomerase, particularly a glucose
isomerase
immobilized on a solid support. The pH is increased to about 6.0 to about 8.0,
e.g., pH 7.5
(depending on the isomerase), and Ca2+ is removed by ion exchange. Suitable
isomerases
include SWEETZYME , IT (Novozymes A/S); G-ZYME IIVIGI, and G-ZYME G993,
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KETOMAX , G-ZYME G993, G-ZYME G993 liquid, and GENSWEET IGI. Following
isomerization, the mixture typically contains about 40-45% fructose, e.g., 42%
fructose.
4.5. Fermentation
[00226] The soluble starch hydrolysate, particularly a glucose rich syrup, can
be fermented by
contacting the starch hydrolysate with a fermenting organism typically at a
temperature around
32 C, such as from 30 C to 35 C for alcohol-producing yeast. The temperature
and pH of the
fermentation will depend upon the fermenting organism. EOF products include
metabolites,
such as citric acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, monosodium glutamate,
gluconic acid, sodium
gluconate, calcium gluconate, potassium gluconate, itaconic acid and other
carboxylic acids,
glucono delta-lactone, sodium erythorbate, lysine and other amino acids, omega
3 fatty acid,
butanol, isoprene, 1,3-propanediol and other biomaterials.
[00227] Ethanologenic microorganisms include yeast, such as Saccharomyces
cerevisiae and
bacteria, e.g., Zymomonas moblis, expressing alcohol dehydrogenase and
pyruvate
decarboxylase. The ethanologenic microorganism can express xylose reductase
and xylitol
dehydrogenase, which convert xylose to xylulose. Improved strains of
ethanologenic
microorganisms, which can withstand higher temperatures, for example, are
known in the art
and can be used. See Liu et al. (2011) Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 27(7): 1049-
56.
Commercial sources of yeast include ETHANOL RED (LeSaffre); Thermosacc
(Lallemand); RED STAR (Red Star); FERMIOL (DSM Specialties); and SUPERSTART
(Alltech). Microorganisms that produce other metabolites, such as citric acid
and lactic acid, by
fermentation are also known in the art. See, e.g., Papagianni (2007) "Advances
in citric acid
fermentation by Aspergillus niger: biochemical aspects, membrane transport and
modeling,"
Biotechnol. Adv. 25(3): 244-63; John et al. (2009) "Direct lactic acid
fermentation: focus on
simultaneous saccharification and lactic acid production," Biotechnol. Adv.
27(2): 145-52.
[00228] The saccharification and fermentation processes may be carried out as
an SSF
process. Fermentation may comprise subsequent enrichment ,purification, and
recovery of
ethanol, for example. During the fermentation, the ethanol content of the
broth or "beer" may
reach about 8-18% v/v, e.g., 14-15% v/v. The broth may be distilled to produce
enriched, e.g.,
96% pure, solutions of ethanol. Further, CO2 generated by fermentation may be
collected with
a CO2 scrubber, compressed, and marketed for other uses, e.g., carbonating
beverage or dry ice
production. Solid waste from the fermentation process may be used as protein-
rich products,
e.g., livestock feed.
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[00229] As mentioned above, an SSF process can be conducted with fungal cells
that express
and secrete amylase continuously throughout SSF. The fungal cells expressing
amylase also can
be the fermenting microorganism, e.g., an ethanologenic microorganism. Ethanol
production
thus can be carried out using a fungal cell that expresses sufficient amylase
so that less or no
enzyme has to be added exogenously. The fungal host cell can be from an
appropriately
engineered fungal strain. Fungal host cells that express and secrete other
enzymes, in addition to
amylase, also can be used. Such cells may express glucoamylase and/or a
pullulanase, phytase,
alpha-glucosidase, isoamylase, beta-amylase cellulase, xylanase, other
hemicellulases, protease,
beta-glucosidase, pectinase, esterase, redox enzymes, transferase, or other
enzyme.
[00230] A variation on this process is a "fed-batch fermentation" system,
where the substrate
is added in increments as the fermentation progresses. Fed-batch systems are
useful when
catabolite repression may inhibit the metabolism of the cells and where it is
desirable to have
limited amounts of substrate in the medium. The actual substrate concentration
in fed-batch
systems is estimated by the changes of measurable factors such as pH,
dissolved oxygen and the
partial pressure of waste gases, such as CO2. Batch and fed-batch
fermentations are common
and well known in the art.
[00231] Continuous fermentation is an open system where a defined fermentation
medium is
added continuously to a bioreactor, and an equal amount of conditioned medium
is removed
simultaneously for processing. Continuous fermentation generally maintains the
cultures at a
constant high density where cells are primarily in log phase growth.
Continuous fermentation
permits modulation of cell growth and/or product concentration. For example, a
limiting
nutrient such as the carbon source or nitrogen source is maintained at a fixed
rate and all other
parameters are allowed to moderate. Because growth is maintained at a steady
state, cell loss
due to medium being drawn off should be balanced against the cell growth rate
in the
fermentation. Methods of optimizing continuous fermentation processes and
maximizing the
rate of product formation are well known in the art of industrial
microbiology.
4.6. Compositions Comprising Variants Amylases
[00232] Variant amylases may be combined with a glucoamylase (EC 3.2.1.3),
e.g., a
Trichoderma glucoamylase or variant thereof. An exemplary glucoamylase is
Trichoderma
reesei glucoamylase (TrGA) and variants thereof that possess superior specific
activity and
thermal stability. See U.S. Published Applications Nos. 2006/0094080,
2007/0004018, and
2007/0015266 (Danisco US Inc.). Suitable variants of TrGA include those with
glucoamylase
activity and at least 80%, at least 90%, or at least 95% sequence identity to
wild-type TrGA.
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Variant amylases advantageously increase the yield of glucose produced in a
saccharification
process catalyzed by TrGA.
[00233] Alternatively, the glucoamylase may be another glucoamylase derived
from plants
(including algae), fungi, or bacteria. For example, the glucoamylases may be
Aspergillus niger
G1 or G2 glucoamylase or its variants (e.g., Boel et al. (1984) EMBO J. 3:
1097-1102; WO
92/00381; WO 00/04136 (Novo Nordisk A/S)); and A. awamori glucoamylase (e.g.,
WO
84/02921 (Cetus Corp.)). Other contemplated Aspergillus glucoamylase include
variants with
enhanced thermal stability, e.g., G137A and G139A (Chen et al. (1996) Prot.
Eng. 9: 499-505);
D257E and D293E/Q (Chen et al. (1995) Prot. Eng. 8: 575-582); N182 (Chen et
al. (1994)
Biochem. J. 301: 275-281); A246C (Fierobe et al. (1996) Biochemistry, 35: 8698-
8704); and
variants with Pro residues in positions A435 and S436 (Li et al. (1997)
Protein Eng. 10: 1199-
1204). Other contemplated glucoamylases include Talaromyces glucoamylases, in
particular
derived from T. emersonii (e.g., WO 99/28448 (Novo Nordisk A/S), T.
leycettanus (e.g., U.S.
Patent No. RE 32,153 (CPC International, Inc.)), T. duponti, or T.
thermophilus (e.g., U.S.
Patent No. 4,587,215). Contemplated bacterial glucoamylases include
glucoamylases from the
genus Clostridium, in particular C. thermoamylolyticum (e.g., EP 135,138 (CPC
International,
Inc.) and C. thermohydrosulfuricum (e.g., WO 86/01831 (Michigan Biotechnology
Institute)).
Suitable glucoamylases include the glucoamylases derived from Aspergillus
oryzae, such as a
glucoamylase shown in SEQ ID NO:2 in WO 00/04136 (Novo Nordisk A/S). Also
suitable are
commercial glucoamylases, such as AMG 200L; AMG 300 L; SANTM SUPER and AMGTm E
(Novozymes); OPTIDEX 300 and OPTIDEX L-400 (Danisco US Inc.); AMIGASETm and
AMIGASETm PLUS (DSM); G-ZYME G900 (Enzyme Bio-Systems); and G-ZYME G990
ZR (A. niger glucoamylase with a low protease content). Still other suitable
glucoamylases
include Aspergillus fumigatus glucoamylase, Talaromyces glucoamylase,
Thielavia
glucoamylase, Trametes glucoamylase, Thermomyces glucoamylase, Athelia
glucoamylase, or
Humicola glucoamylase (e.g., HgGA). Glucoamylases typically are added in an
amount of
about 0.1 ¨2 glucoamylase units (GAU)/g ds, e.g., about 0.16 GAU/g ds, 0.23
GAU/g ds, or
0.33 GAU/g ds.
[00234] Other suitable enzymes that can be used with amylase include a
phytase, protease,
pullulanase, 13-amylase, isoamylase, a different a-amylase, alpha-glucosidase,
cellulase,
xylanase, other hemicellulases, beta-glucosidase, transferase, pectinase,
lipase, cutinase,
esterase, redox enzymes, or a combination thereof. For example, a debranching
enzyme, such as
an isoamylase (EC 3.2.1.68), may be added in effective amounts well known to
the person
skilled in the art. A pullulanase (EC 3.2.1.41), e.g., PROMOZYME , is also
suitable.
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Pullulanase typically is added at 100 U/kg ds. Further suitable enzymes
include proteases, such
as fungal and bacterial proteases. Fungal proteases include those obtained
from Aspergillus,
such as A. niger, A. awamori, A. oryzae; Mucor (e.g., M. miehei); Rhizopus;
and Trichoderma.
[00235] 13-Amylases (EC 3.2.1.2) are exo-acting maltogenic amylases, which
catalyze the
hydrolysis of 1,4-a-glucosidic linkages into amylopectin and related glucose
polymers, thereby
releasing maltose. 13-Amylases have been isolated from various plants and
microorganisms. See
Fogarty et al. (1979) in Progress in Industrial Microbiology, Vol. 15, pp. 112-
115. These 0-
Amylases have optimum temperatures in the range from 40 C to 65 C and optimum
pH in the
range from about 4.5 to about 7Ø Contemplated f3-amylases include, but are
not limited to,
13-amylases from barley SPEZYME BBA 1500, SPEZYME DBA, OPTIMALTTm ME,
OPTIIVIALTTm BBA (Danisco US Inc.); and NOVOZYMTm WBA (Novozymes A/S).
[00236] Compositions comprising the present amylases may be aqueous or non-
aqueous
formulations, granules, powders, gels, slurries, pastes, etc., which may
further comprise any one
or more of the additional enzymes listed, herein, along with buffers, salts,
preservatives, water,
co-solvents, surfactants, and the like. Such compositions may work in
combination with
endogenous enzymes or other ingredients already present in a slurry, water
bath, washing
machine, food or drink product, etc, for example, endogenous plant (including
algal) enzymes,
residual enzymes from a prior processing step, and the like.
5. Compositions and Methods for Baking and Food Preparation
[00237] The present invention also relates to a "food composition," including
but not limited
to a food product, animal feed and/or food/feed additives, comprising an
amylase, and methods
for preparing such a food composition comprising mixing variant amylase with
one or more
food ingredients, or uses thereof.
[00238] Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of an amylase in
the preparation
of a food composition, wherein the food composition is baked subsequent to the
addition of the
polypeptide of the invention. As used herein the term "baking composition"
means any
composition and/or additive prepared in the process of providing a baked food
product,
including but not limited to bakers flour, a dough, a baking additive and/or a
baked product.
The food composition or additive may be liquid or solid.
[00239] As used herein, the term "flour" means milled or ground cereal grain.
The term
"flour" also may mean Sago or tuber products that have been ground or mashed.
In some
embodiments, flour may also contain components in addition to the milled or
mashed cereal or
plant matter. An example of an additional component, although not intended to
be limiting, is a
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leavening agent. Cereal grains include wheat, oat, rye, and barley. Tuber
products include
tapioca flour, cassava flour, and custard powder. The term "flour" also
includes ground corn
flour, maize-meal, rice flour, whole-meal flour, self-rising flour, tapioca
flour, cassava flour,
ground rice, enriched flower, and custard powder.
[00240] For the commercial and home use of flour for baking and food
production, it is
important to maintain an appropriate level of a-amylase activity in the flour.
A level of activity
that is too high may result in a product that is sticky and/or doughy and
therefore unmarketable.
Flour with insufficient a-amylase activity may not contain enough sugar for
proper yeast
function, resulting in dry, crumbly bread, or baked products. Accordingly, an
amylase, by itself
or in combination with another a-amylase(s), may be added to the flour to
augment the level of
endogenous a-amylase activity in flour.
[00241] An amylase can further be added alone or in a combination with other
amylases to
prevent or retard staling, i.e., crumb firming of baked products. The amount
of anti-staling
amylase will typically be in the range of 0.01-10 mg of enzyme protein per kg
of flour, e.g., 0.5
mg/kg ds. Additional anti-staling amylases that can be used in combination
with an amylase
include an endo-amylase, e.g., a bacterial endo-amylase from Bacillus. The
additional amylase
can be another maltogenic a-amylase (EC 3.2.1.133), e.g., from Bacillus.
NOVAMYL is an
exemplary maltogenic a-amylase from B. stearothermophilus strain NCIB 11837
and is
described in Christophersen et al. (1997) Starch 50: 39-45. Other examples of
anti-staling endo-
amylases include bacterial a-amylases derived from Bacillus, such as B.
licheniformis or B.
amyloliquefaciens. The anti-staling amylase may be an exo-amylase, such as 13-
amylase, e.g.,
from plant sources, such as soy bean, or from microbial sources, such as
Bacillus.
[00242] The baking composition comprising an amylase further can comprise a
phospholipase or enzyme with phospholipase activity. An enzyme with
phospholipase activity
has an activity that can be measured in Lipase Units (LU). The phospholipase
may have Al or
A2 activity to remove fatty acid from the phospholipids, forming a
lysophospholipid. It may or
may not have lipase activity, i.e., activity on triglyceride substrates. The
phospholipase typically
has a temperature optimum in the range of 30-90 C., e.g., 30-70 C. The added
phospholipases
can be of animal origin, for example, from pancreas, e.g., bovine or porcine
pancreas, snake
venom or bee venom. Alternatively, the phospholipase may be of microbial
origin, e.g., from
filamentous fungi, yeast or bacteria, for example.
[00243] The phospholipase is added in an amount that improves the softness of
the bread
during the initial period after baking, particularly the first 24 hours. The
amount of
phospholipase will typically be in the range of 0.01-10 mg of enzyme protein
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e.g., 0.1-5 mg/kg. That is, phospholipase activity generally will be in the
range of 20-1000
LU/kg of flour, where a Lipase Unit is defined as the amount of enzyme
required to release 1
[tmol butyric acid per minute at 30 C, pH 7.0, with gum arabic as emulsifier
and tributyrin as
substrate.
[00244] Compositions of dough generally comprise wheat meal or wheat flour
and/or other
types of meal, flour or starch such as corn flour, cornstarch, rye meal, rye
flour, oat flour,
oatmeal, soy flour, sorghum meal, sorghum flour, potato meal, potato flour or
potato starch. The
dough may be fresh, frozen or par-baked. The dough can be a leavened dough or
a dough to be
subjected to leavening. The dough may be leavened in various ways, such as by
adding
chemical leavening agents, e.g., sodium bicarbonate or by adding a leaven,
i.e., fermenting
dough. Dough also may be leavened by adding a suitable yeast culture, such as
a culture of
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast), e.g., a commercially available
strain of S. cerevisiae.
[00245] The dough may also comprise other conventional dough ingredients,
e.g., proteins,
such as milk powder, gluten, and soy; eggs (e.g., whole eggs, egg yolks or egg
whites); an
oxidant, such as ascorbic acid, potassium bromate, potassium iodate,
azodicarbonamide (ADA)
or ammonium persulfate; an amino acid such as L-cysteine; a sugar; or a salt,
such as sodium
chloride, calcium acetate, sodium sulfate or calcium sulfate. The dough
further may comprise
fat, e.g., triglyceride, such as granulated fat or shortening. The dough
further may comprise an
emulsifier such as mono- or diglycerides, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of
mono- or diglycerides,
sugar esters of fatty acids, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, lactic acid
esters of monoglycerides,
acetic acid esters of monoglycerides, polyoxyethylene stearates, or
lysolecithin. In particular,
the dough can be made without addition of emulsifiers.
[00246] The dough product may be any processed dough product, including fried,
deep fried,
roasted, baked, steamed and boiled doughs, such as steamed bread and rice
cakes. In one
embodiment, the food product is a bakery product. Typical bakery (baked)
products include
bread - such as loaves, rolls, buns, bagels, pizza bases etc. pastry,
pretzels, tortillas, cakes,
cookies, biscuits, crackers etc.
[00247] Optionally, an additional enzyme may be used together with the anti-
staling amylase
and the phospholipase. The additional enzyme may be a second amylase, such as
an
amyloglucosidase, a 13-amylase, a cyclodextrin glucanotransferase, or the
additional enzyme may
be a peptidase, in particular an exopeptidase, a transglutaminase, a lipase, a
cellulase, a xylanase,
a protease, a protein disulfide isomerase, e.g., a protein disulfide isomerase
as disclosed in WO
95/00636, for example, a glycosyltransferase, a branching enzyme (1,4-a-glucan
branching
enzyme), a 4-a-glucanotransferase (dextrin glycosyltransferase) or an
oxidoreductase, e.g., a
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peroxidase, a laccase, a glucose oxidase, an amadoriase, a metalloproteinase,
a pyranose
oxidase, a lipooxygenase, an L-amino acid oxidase or a carbohydrate oxidase.
The additional
enzyme(s) may be of any origin, including mammalian and plant, and
particularly of microbial
(bacterial, yeast or fungal) origin and may be obtained by techniques
conventionally used in the
art.
[00248] The xylanase is typically of microbial origin, e.g., derived from a
bacterium or
fungus, such as a strain of Aspergillus. Xylanases include PENTOPAN and
NOVOZYM
384 , for example, which are commercially available xylanase preparations
produced from
Trichoderma reesei. The amyloglucosidase may be an A. niger amyloglucosidase
(such as
AM00). Other useful amylase products include GRINDAMYL A 1000 or A 5000
(Grindsted
Products, Denmark) and AMYLASE HTM or AMYLASE TM (DSM). The glucose oxidase
may
be a fungal glucose oxidase, in particular an Aspergillus niger glucose
oxidase (such as
GLUZYME10). An exemplary protease is NEUTRASE .
[00249] The process may be used for any kind of baked product prepared from
dough, either
of a soft or a crisp character, either of a white, light or dark type.
Examples are bread,
particularly white, whole-meal or rye bread, typically in the form of loaves
or rolls, such as, but
not limited to, French baguette-type bread, pita bread, tortillas, cakes,
pancakes, biscuits,
cookies, pie crusts, crisp bread, steamed bread, pizza and the like.
[00250] An amylase may be used in a pre-mix, comprising flour together with an
anti-staling
amylase, a phospholipase, and/or a phospholipid. The pre-mix may contain other
dough-
improving and/or bread-improving additives, e.g., any of the additives,
including enzymes,
mentioned above. An amylase can be a component of an enzyme preparation
comprising an
anti-staling amylase and a phospholipase, for use as a baking additive.
[00251] The enzyme preparation is optionally in the form of a granulate or
agglomerated
powder. The preparation can have a narrow particle size distribution with more
than 95% (by
weight) of the particles in the range from 25 to 500 p.m. Granulates and
agglomerated powders
may be prepared by conventional methods, e.g., by spraying an amylase onto a
carrier in a fluid-
bed granulator. The carrier may consist of particulate cores having a suitable
particle size. The
carrier may be soluble or insoluble, e.g., a salt (such as NaC1 or sodium
sulfate), a sugar (such as
sucrose or lactose), a sugar alcohol (such as sorbitol), starch, rice, corn
grits, or soy.
[00252] Enveloped particles, i.e., a-amylase particles, can comprise an
amylase. To prepare
enveloped a-amylase particles, the enzyme is contacted with a food grade lipid
in sufficient
quantity to suspend all of the a-amylase particles. Food grade lipids, as used
herein, may be any
naturally organic compound that is insoluble in water but is soluble in non-
polar organic
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solvents such as hydrocarbon or diethyl ether. Suitable food grade lipids
include, but are not
limited to, triglycerides either in the form of fats or oils that are either
saturated or unsaturated.
Examples of fatty acids and combinations thereof which make up the saturated
triglycerides
include, but are not limited to, butyric (derived from milk fat), palmitic
(derived from animal
and plant fat), and/or stearic (derived from animal and plant fat). Examples
of fatty acids and
combinations thereof which make up the unsaturated triglycerides include, but
are not limited to,
palmitoleic (derived from animal and plant fat), oleic (derived from animal
and plant fat),
linoleic (derived from plant oils), and/or linolenic (derived from linseed
oil). Other suitable
food grade lipids include, but are not limited to, monoglycerides and
diglycerides derived from
the triglycerides discussed above, phospholipids and glycolipids.
[00253] The food grade lipid, particularly in the liquid form, is contacted
with a powdered
form of the a-amylase particles in such a fashion that the lipid material
covers at least a portion
of the surface of at least a majority, e.g., 100% of the a-amylase particles.
Thus, each a-amylase
particle is individually enveloped in a lipid. For example, all or
substantially all of the a-
amylase particles are provided with a thin, continuous, enveloping film of
lipid. This can be
accomplished by first pouring a quantity of lipid into a container, and then
slurrying the
a-amylase particles so that the lipid thoroughly wets the surface of each a-
amylase particle.
After a short period of stirring, the enveloped a-amylase particles, carrying
a substantial amount
of the lipids on their surfaces, are recovered. The thickness of the coating
so applied to the
particles of a-amylase can be controlled by selection of the type of lipid
used and by repeating
the operation in order to build up a thicker film, when desired.
[00254] The storing, handling and incorporation of the loaded delivery vehicle
can be
accomplished by means of a packaged mix. The packaged mix can comprise the
enveloped
a-amylase. However, the packaged mix may further contain additional
ingredients as required
by the manufacturer or baker. After the enveloped a-amylase has been
incorporated into the
dough, the baker continues through the normal production process for that
product.
[00255] The advantages of enveloping the a-amylase particles are two-fold.
First, the food
grade lipid protects the enzyme from thermal denaturation during the baking
process for those
enzymes that are heat labile. Consequently, while the a-amylase is stabilized
and protected
during the proving and baking stages, it is released from the protective
coating in the final baked
good product, where it hydrolyzes the glucosidic linkages in polyglucans. The
loaded delivery
vehicle also provides a sustained release of the active enzyme into the baked
good. That is,
following the baking process, active a-amylase is continually released from
the protective
coating at a rate that counteracts, and therefore reduces the rate of, staling
mechanisms.
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[00256] In general, the amount of lipid applied to the a-amylase particles can
vary from a few
percent of the total weight of the a-amylase to many times that weight,
depending upon the
nature of the lipid, the manner in which it is applied to the a-amylase
particles, the composition
of the dough mixture to be treated, and the severity of the dough-mixing
operation involved.
[00257] The loaded delivery vehicle, i.e., the lipid-enveloped enzyme, is
added to the
ingredients used to prepare a baked good in an effective amount to extend the
shelf-life of the
baked good. The baker computes the amount of enveloped a-amylase, prepared as
discussed
above, that will be required to achieve the desired anti-staling effect. The
amount of the
enveloped a-amylase required is calculated based on the concentration of
enzyme enveloped and
on the proportion of a-amylase to flour specified. A wide range of
concentrations has been
found to be effective, although, as has been discussed, observable
improvements in anti-staling
do not correspond linearly with the a-amylase concentration, but above certain
minimal levels,
large increases in a-amylase concentration produce little additional
improvement. The a-
amylase concentration actually used in a particular bakery production could be
much higher than
the minimum necessary to provide the baker with some insurance against
inadvertent under-
measurement errors by the baker. The lower limit of enzyme concentration is
determined by the
minimum anti-staling effect the baker wishes to achieve.
[00258] A method of preparing a baked good may comprise: a) preparing lipid-
coated a-
amylase particles, where substantially all of the a-amylase particles are
coated; b) mixing a
dough containing flour; c) adding the lipid-coated a-amylase to the dough
before the mixing is
complete and terminating the mixing before the lipid coating is removed from
the a-amylase; d)
proofing the dough; and e) baking the dough to provide the baked good, where
the a-amylase is
inactive during the mixing, proofing and baking stages and is active in the
baked good.
[00259] The enveloped a-amylase can be added to the dough during the mix
cycle, e.g., near
the end of the mix cycle. The enveloped a-amylase is added at a point in the
mixing stage that
allows sufficient distribution of the enveloped a-amylase throughout the
dough; however, the
mixing stage is terminated before the protective coating becomes stripped from
the a-amylase
particle(s). Depending on the type and volume of dough, and mixer action and
speed, anywhere
from one to six minutes or more might be required to mix the enveloped a-
amylase into the
dough, but two to four minutes is average. Thus, several variables may
determine the precise
procedure. First, the quantity of enveloped a-amylase should have a total
volume sufficient to
allow the enveloped a-amylase to be spread throughout the dough mix. If the
preparation of
enveloped a-amylase is highly concentrated, additional oil may need to be
added to the pre-mix
before the enveloped a-amylase is added to the dough. Recipes and production
processes may
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require specific modifications; however, good results can generally be
achieved when 25% of
the oil specified in a bread dough formula is held out of the dough and is
used as a carrier for a
concentrated enveloped a-amylase when added near the end of the mix cycle. In
bread or other
baked goods, particularly those having a low fat content, e.g., French-style
breads, an enveloped
a-amylase mixture of approximately 1% of the dry flour weight is sufficient to
admix the
enveloped a-amylase properly with the dough. The range of suitable percentages
is wide and
depends on the formula, finished product, and production methodology
requirements of the
individual baker. Second, the enveloped a-amylase suspension should be added
to the mix with
sufficient time for complete mixture into the dough, but not for such a time
that excessive
mechanical action strips the protective lipid coating from the enveloped a-
amylase particles.
[00260] In a further aspect of the invention, the food composition is an oil,
meat, lard,
composition comprising an amylase. In this context the term "[oil/meat/lard]
composition"
means any composition, based on, made from and/or containing oil, meat or
lard, respectively.
Another aspect the invention relates to a method of preparing an oil or meat
or lard composition
and/or additive comprising an amylase, comprising mixing the polypeptide of
the invention with
a oil/meat/lard composition and/or additive ingredients.
[00261] In a further aspect of the invention, the food composition is an
animal feed
composition, animal feed additive and/or pet food comprising an amylase and
variants thereof.
The present invention further relates to a method for preparing such an animal
feed composition,
animal feed additive composition and/or pet food comprising mixing an amylase
and variants
thereof with one or more animal feed ingredients and/or animal feed additive
ingredients and/or
pet food ingredients. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of
an amylase in the
preparation of an animal feed composition and/or animal feed additive
composition and/or pet
food.
[00262] The term "animal" includes all non-ruminant and ruminant animals. In a
particular
embodiment, the animal is a non-ruminant animal, such as a horse and a mono-
gastric animal.
Examples of mono-gastric animals include, but are not limited to, pigs and
swine, such as
piglets, growing pigs, sows; poultry such as turkeys, ducks, chicken, broiler
chicks, layers; fish
such as salmon, trout, tilapia, catfish and carps; and crustaceans such as
shrimps and prawns. In
a further embodiment the animal is a ruminant animal including, but not
limited to, cattle, young
calves, goats, sheep, giraffes, bison, moose, elk, yaks, water buffalo, deer,
camels, alpacas,
llamas, antelope, pronghorn and nilgai.
[00263] In the present context, it is intended that the term "pet food" is
understood to mean a
food for a household animal such as, but not limited to dogs, cats, gerbils,
hamsters, chinchillas,
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fancy rats, guinea pigs; avian pets, such as canaries, parakeets, and parrots;
reptile pets, such as
turtles, lizards and snakes; and aquatic pets, such as tropical fish and
frogs.
[00264] The terms "animal feed composition," "feedstuff" and "fodder" are used
interchangeably and may comprise one or more feed materials selected from the
group
comprising a) cereals, such as small grains (e.g., wheat, barley, rye, oats
and combinations
thereof) and/or large grains such as maize or sorghum; b) by products from
cereals, such as corn
gluten meal, Distillers Dried Grain Solubles (DDGS) (particularly corn based
Distillers Dried
Grain Solubles (cDDGS), wheat bran, wheat middlings, wheat shorts, rice bran,
rice hulls, oat
hulls, palm kernel, and citrus pulp; c) protein obtained from sources such as
soya, sunflower,
peanut, lupin, peas, fava beans, cotton, canola, fish meal, dried plasma
protein, meat and bone
meal, potato protein, whey, copra, sesame; d) oils and fats obtained from
vegetable and animal
sources; e) minerals and vitamins.
6. Textile Desizing Compositions and Use
[00265] Also contemplated are compositions and methods of treating fabrics
(e.g., to desize a
textile) using an amylase. Fabric-treating methods are well known in the art
(see, e.g., U.S.
Patent No. 6,077,316). For example, the feel and appearance of a fabric can be
improved by a
method comprising contacting the fabric with an amylase in a solution. The
fabric can be
treated with the solution under pressure.
[00266] An amylase can be applied during or after the weaving of a textile, or
during the
desizing stage, or one or more additional fabric processing steps. During the
weaving of
textiles, the threads are exposed to considerable mechanical strain. Prior to
weaving on
mechanical looms, warp yarns are often coated with sizing starch or starch
derivatives to
increase their tensile strength and to prevent breaking. An amylase can be
applied during or
after the weaving to remove these sizing starch or starch derivatives. After
weaving, an amylase
can be used to remove the size coating before further processing the fabric to
ensure a
homogeneous and wash-proof result.
[00267] An amylase can be used alone or with other desizing chemical reagents
and/or
desizing enzymes to desize fabrics, including cotton-containing fabrics, as
detergent additives,
e.g., in aqueous compositions. An amylase also can be used in compositions and
methods for
producing a stonewashed look on indigo-dyed denim fabric and garments. For the
manufacture
of clothes, the fabric can be cut and sewn into clothes or garments, which are
afterwards
finished. In particular, for the manufacture of denim jeans, different
enzymatic finishing
methods have been developed. The finishing of denim garment normally is
initiated with an
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enzymatic desizing step, during which garments are subjected to the action of
amylolytic
enzymes to provide softness to the fabric and make the cotton more accessible
to the subsequent
enzymatic finishing steps. An amylase can be used in methods of finishing
denim garments
(e.g., a "bio-stoning process"), enzymatic desizing and providing softness to
fabrics, and/or
finishing process.
7. Cleaning Compositions
[00268] An aspect of the present compositions and methods is a cleaning
composition that
includes an amylase as a component. An amylase polypeptide can be used as a
component in
detergent compositions for, e.g., hand washing, laundry washing, dishwashing,
and other hard-
surface cleaning. Such compositions include heavy duty liquid (HDL), heavy
duty dry (HDD),
and hand (manual) laundry detergent compositions, including unit dose format
laundry detergent
compositions, and automatic dishwashing (ADW) and hand (manual) dishwashing
compositions, including unit dose format dishwashing compositions.
7.1. Overview
[00269] Preferably, an amylase is incorporated into detergents at or near a
concentration
conventionally used for amylase in detergents. For example, an amylase
polypeptide may be
added in amount corresponding to 0.00001 ¨ 1 mg (calculated as pure enzyme
protein) of
amylase per liter of wash/dishwash liquor. Exemplary formulations are provided
herein, as
exemplified by the following:
[00270] An amylase polypeptide may be a component of a detergent composition,
as the only
enzyme or with other enzymes including other amylolytic enzymes. As such, it
may be included
in the detergent composition in the form of a non-dusting granulate, a
stabilized liquid, or a
protected enzyme. Non-dusting granulates may be produced, e.g., as disclosed
in U.S. Patent
Nos. 4,106,991 and 4,661,452 and may optionally be coated by methods known in
the art.
Examples of waxy coating materials are poly(ethylene oxide) products
(polyethyleneglycol,
PEG) with mean molar weights of 1,000 to 20,000; ethoxylated nonylphenols
having from 16 to
50 ethylene oxide units; ethoxylated fatty alcohols in which the alcohol
contains from 12 to 20
carbon atoms and in which there are 15 to 80 ethylene oxide units; fatty
alcohols; fatty acids;
and mono- and di- and triglycerides of fatty acids. Examples of film-forming
coating materials
suitable for application by fluid bed techniques are given in, for example, GB
1483591. Liquid
enzyme preparations may, for instance, be stabilized by adding a polyol such
as propylene
glycol, a sugar or sugar alcohol, lactic acid or boric acid according to
established methods.
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Other enzyme stabilizers are known in the art. Protected enzymes may be
prepared according to
the method disclosed in for example EP 238 216. Polyols have long been
recognized as
stabilizers of proteins, as well as improving protein solubility.
[00271] The detergent composition may be in any useful form, e.g., as powders,
granules,
pastes, bars, or liquid. A liquid detergent may be aqueous, typically
containing up to about 70%
of water and 0% to about 30% of organic solvent. It may also be in the form of
a compact gel
type containing only about 30% water.
[00272] The detergent composition comprises one or more surfactants, each of
which may be
anionic, nonionic, cationic, or zwitterionic. The detergent will usually
contain 0% to about 50%
of anionic surfactant, such as linear alkylbenzenesulfonate (LAS); a-
olefinsulfonate (AOS);
alkyl sulfate (fatty alcohol sulfate) (AS); alcohol ethoxysulfate (AEOS or
AES); secondary
alkanesulfonates (SAS); a-sulfo fatty acid methyl esters; alkyl- or
alkenylsuccinic acid; or soap.
The composition may also contain 0% to about 40% of nonionic surfactant such
as alcohol
ethoxylate (AEO or AE), carboxylated alcohol ethoxylates, nonylphenol
ethoxylate,
alkylpolyglycoside, alkyldimethylamineoxide, ethoxylated fatty acid
monoethanolamide, fatty
acid monoethanolamide, or polyhydroxy alkyl fatty acid amide (as described for
example in WO
92/06154).
[00273] The detergent composition may additionally comprise one or more other
enzymes,
such as proteases, another amylolytic enzyme, cutinase, lipase, cellulase,
pectate lyase,
perhydrolase, xylanase, peroxidase, and/or laccase in any combination.
[00274] The detergent may contain about 1% to about 65% of a detergent builder
or
complexing agent such as zeolite, diphosphate, triphosphate, phosphonate,
citrate, nitrilotriacetic
acid (NTA), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA),
diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
(DTMPA), alkyl- or alkenylsuccinic acid, soluble silicates or layered
silicates (e.g., SKS-6 from
Hoechst). The detergent may also be unbuilt, i.e. essentially free of
detergent builder. The
enzymes can be used in any composition compatible with the stability of the
enzyme. Enzymes
generally can be protected against deleterious components by known forms of
encapsulation, for
example, by granulation or sequestration in hydro gels. Enzymes, and
specifically amylases,
either with or without starch binding domains, can be used in a variety of
compositions
including laundry and dishwashing applications, surface cleaners, as well as
in compositions for
ethanol production from starch or biomass.
[00275] The detergent may comprise one or more polymers. Examples include
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), polyethyleneglycol
(PEG),
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poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), polycarboxylates such as polyacrylates,
maleic/acrylic acid
copolymers and lauryl methacrylate/acrylic acid copolymers.
[00276] The detergent may contain a bleaching system, which may comprise a
H202 source
such as perborate or percarbonate, which may be combined with a peracid-
forming bleach
activator such as tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED) or
nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate (NOBS).
Alternatively, the bleaching system may comprise peroxyacids (e.g., the amide,
imide, or
sulfone type peroxyacids). The bleaching system can also be an enzymatic
bleaching system,
for example, perhydrolase, such as that described in International PCT
Application WO
2005/056783.
[00277] The enzymes of the detergent composition may be stabilized using
conventional
stabilizing agents, e.g., a polyol such as propylene glycol or glycerol; a
sugar or sugar alcohol;
lactic acid; boric acid or a boric acid derivative such as, e.g., an aromatic
borate ester; and the
composition may be formulated as described in, e.g., WO 92/19709 and WO
92/19708.
[00278] The detergent may also contain other conventional detergent
ingredients such as e.g.,
fabric conditioners including clays, foam boosters, suds suppressors, anti-
corrosion agents, soil-
suspending agents, anti-soil redeposition agents, dyes, bactericides, tarnish
inhibiters, optical
brighteners, or perfumes.
[00279] The pH (measured in aqueous solution at use concentration) is usually
neutral or
alkaline, e.g., pH about 7.0 to about 11Ø
[00280] Particular forms of detergent compositions for inclusion of the
present a-amylase are
described, below. Many of these composition can be provided in unit dose
format for ease of
use. Unit dose formulations and packaging are described in, for example,
US20090209445A1,
US20100081598A1, US7001878B2, EP1504994B1, W02001085888A2, W02003089562A1,
W02009098659A1, W02009098660A1, W02009112992A1, W02009124160A1,
W02009152031A1, W02010059483A1, W02010088112A1, W02010090915A1,
W02010135238A1, W02011094687A1, W02011094690A1, W02011127102A1,
W02011163428A1, W02008000567A1, W02006045391A1, W02006007911A1,
W02012027404A1, EP1740690B1, W02012059336A1, US6730646B1, W02008087426A1,
W02010116139A1, and W02012104613A1.
7.2. Heavy Duty Liquid (HDL) laundry detergent composition
[00281] Exemplary HDL laundry detergent compositions includes a detersive
surfactant
(10%-40% wt/wt), including an anionic detersive surfactant (selected from a
group of linear or
branched or random chain, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl sulphates, alkyl
sulphonates, alkyl
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alkoxylated sulphate, alkyl phosphates, alkyl phosphonates, alkyl
carboxylates, and/or mixtures
thereof), and optionally non-ionic surfactant (selected from a group of linear
or branched or
random chain, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl alkoxylated alcohol, for
example a C8-C18
alkyl ethoxylated alcohol and/or C6-C12 alkyl phenol alkoxylates), wherein the
weight ratio of
anionic detersive surfactant (with a hydrophilic index (HIc) of from 6.0 to 9)
to non-ionic
detersive surfactant is greater than 1: 1. Suitable detersive surfactants also
include cationic
detersive surfactants (selected from a group of alkyl pyridinium compounds,
alkyl quarternary
ammonium compounds, alkyl quarternary phosphonium compounds, alkyl ternary
sulphonium
compounds, and/or mixtures thereof); zwitterionic and/or amphoteric detersive
surfactants
(selected from a group of alkanolamine sulpho-betaines); ampholytic
surfactants; semi-polar
non-ionic surfactants and mixtures thereof.
[00282] The composition may optionally include, a surfactancy boosting polymer
consisting
of amphiphilic alkoxylated grease cleaning polymers (selected from a group of
alkoxylated
polymers having branched hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties, such as
alkoxylated
polyalkylenimines in the range of 0.05wt%-lOwt%) and/or random graft polymers
(typically
comprising of hydrophilic backbone comprising monomers selected from the group
consisting
of: unsaturated C1-C6 carboxylic acids, ethers, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones,
esters, sugar units,
alkoxy units, maleic anhydride, saturated polyalcohols such as glycerol, and
mixtures thereof;
and hydrophobic side chain(s) selected from the group consisting of: C4-C25
alkyl group,
polypropylene, polybutylene, vinyl ester of a saturated C1-C6 mono-carboxylic
acid, C1-C6
alkyl ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof.
[00283] The composition may include additional polymers such as soil release
polymers
(include anionically end-capped polyesters, for example SRP1, polymers
comprising at least one
monomer unit selected from saccharide, dicarboxylic acid, polyol and
combinations thereof, in
random or block configuration, ethylene terephthalate-based polymers and co-
polymers thereof
in random or block configuration, for example Repel-o-tex SF, SF-2 and SRP6,
Texcare
SRA100, SRA300, SRN100, SRN170, 5RN240, SRN300 and 5RN325, Marloquest SL),
anti-
redeposition polymers (0.1 wt% to lOwt%, include carboxylate polymers, such as
polymers
comprising at least one monomer selected from acrylic acid, maleic acid (or
maleic anhydride),
fumaric acid, itaconic acid, aconitic acid, mesaconic acid, citraconic acid,
methylenemalonic
acid, and any mixture thereof, vinylpyrrolidone homopolymer, and/or
polyethylene glycol,
molecular weight in the range of from 500 to 100,000 Da); cellulosic polymer
(including those
selected from alkyl cellulose, alkyl alkoxyalkyl cellulose, carboxyalkyl
cellulose, alkyl
carboxyalkyl cellulose examples of which include carboxymethyl cellulose,
methyl cellulose,
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methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl carboxymethyl cellulose, and mixures
thereof) and
polymeric carboxylate (such as maleate/acrylate random copolymer or
polyacrylate
homopolymer).
[00284] The composition may further include saturated or unsaturated fatty
acid, preferably
saturated or unsaturated C12-C24 fatty acid (0 wt% to 10 wt%); deposition aids
(examples for
which include polysaccharides, preferably cellulosic polymers, poly diallyl
dimethyl ammonium
halides (DADMAC), and co-polymers of DAD MAC with vinyl pyrrolidone,
acrylamides,
imidazoles, imidazolinium halides, and mixtures thereof, in random or block
configuration,
cationic guar gum, cationic cellulose such as cationic hydoxyethyl cellulose,
cationic starch,
cationic polyacylamides, and mixtures thereof.
[00285] The composition may further include dye transfer inhibiting agents,
examples of
which include manganese phthalocyanine, peroxidases, polyvinylpyrrolidone
polymers,
polyamine N-oxide polymers, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-
vinylimidazole,
polyvinyloxazolidones and polyvinylimidazoles and/or mixtures thereof;
chelating agents,
examples of which include ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA), diethylene
triamine penta
methylene phosphonic acid (DTPMP), hydroxy-ethane diphosphonic acid (HEDP),
ethylenediamine N,N'-disuccinic acid (EDDS), methyl glycine diacetic acid
(MGDA),
diethylene triamine penta acetic acid (DTPA), propylene diamine tetracetic
acid (PDT A), 2-
hydroxypyridine-N-oxide (HPNO), or methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA),
glutamic acid
N,N-diacetic acid (N,N-dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid tetrasodium salt (GLDA),
nitrilotriacetic
acid (NTA), 4,5-dihydroxy-m-benzenedisulfonic acid, citric acid and any salts
thereof, N-
hydroxyethylethylenediaminetri-acetic acid (HEDTA),
triethylenetetraaminehexaacetic acid
(TTHA), N-hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid (HEIDA), dihydroxyethylglycine
(DHEG),
ethylenediaminetetrapropionic acid (EDTP), and derivatives thereof.
[00286] The composition preferably included enzymes (generally about 0.01 wt%
active
enzyme to 0.03wt% active enzyme) selected from proteases, amylases, lipases,
cellulases,
choline oxidases, peroxidases/oxidases, pectate lyases, mannanases, cutinases,
laccases,
phospholipases, lysophospholipases, acyltransferases, perhydrolases,
arylesterases, and any
mixture thereof. The composition may include an enzyme stabilizer (examples of
which include
polyols such as propylene glycol or glycerol, sugar or sugar alcohol, lactic
acid, reversible
protease inhibitor, boric acid, or a boric acid derivative, e.g., an aromatic
borate ester, or a
phenyl boronic acid derivative such as 4-formylphenyl boronic acid).
[00287] The composition optionally include silicone or fatty-acid based suds
suppressors;
hueing dyes, calcium and magnesium cations, visual signaling ingredients, anti-
foam (0.001
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wt% to about 4.0wt%), and/or structurant/thickener (0.01 wt% to 5 wt%,
selected from the
group consisting of diglycerides and triglycerides, ethylene glycol
distearate, microcrystalline
cellulose, cellulose based materials, microfiber cellulose, biopolymers,
xanthan gum, gellan
gum, and mixtures thereof).
[00288] The composition can be any liquid form, for example a liquid or gel
form, or any
combination thereof. The composition may be in any unit dose form, for example
a pouch.
7.3. Heavy Duty Dry/Solid (HDD) laundry detergent composition
[00289] Exemplary HDD laundry detergent compositions includes a detersive
surfactant,
including anionic detersive surfactants (e.g., linear or branched or random
chain, substituted or
unsubstituted alkyl sulphates, alkyl sulphonates, alkyl alkoxylated sulphate,
alkyl phosphates,
alkyl phosphonates, alkyl carboxylates and/or mixtures thereof), non-ionic
detersive surfactant
(e.g., linear or branched or random chain, substituted or unsubstituted C8-C18
alkyl ethoxylates,
and/or C6-C12 alkyl phenol alkoxylates), cationic detersive surfactants (e.g.,
alkyl pyridinium
compounds, alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds, alkyl quaternary phosphonium
compounds, alkyl ternary sulphonium compounds, and mixtures thereof),
zwitterionic and/or
amphoteric detersive surfactants (e.g., alkanolamine sulpho-betaines),
ampholytic surfactants,
semi-polar non-ionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; builders including
phosphate free
builders (for example zeolite builders examples which include zeolite A,
zeolite X, zeolite P and
zeolite MAP in the range of Owt% to less than lOwt%), phosphate builders (for
example sodium
tri-polyphosphate in the range of Owt% to less than lOwt%), citric acid,
citrate salts and
nitrilotriacetic acid, silicate salt (e.g., sodium or potassium silicate or
sodium meta-silicate in the
range of Owt% to less than lOwt%, or layered silicate (SKS-6)); carbonate salt
(e.g., sodium
carbonate and/or sodium bicarbonate in the range of 0 wt% to less than 80
wt%); and bleaching
agents including photobleaches (e.g., sulfonated zinc phthalocyanines,
sulfonated aluminum
phthalocyanines, xanthenes dyes, and mixtures thereof) hydrophobic or
hydrophilic bleach
activators (e.g., dodecanoyl oxybenzene sulfonate, decanoyl oxybenzene
sulfonate, decanoyl
oxybenzoic acid or salts thereof, 3,5,5-trimethy hexanoyl oxybenzene
sulfonate, tetraacetyl
ethylene diamine-TAED, nonanoyloxybenzene sulfonate-NOBS, nitrile quats, and
mixtures
thereof), sources of hydrogen peroxide (e.g., inorganic perhydrate salts
examples of which
include mono or tetra hydrate sodium salt of perborate, percarbonate,
persulfate, perphosphate,
or persilicate), preformed hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic peracids (e.g.,
percarboxylic acids and
salts, percarbonic acids and salts, perimidic acids and salts,
peroxymonosulfuric acids and salts,
and mixtures thereof), and/or bleach catalysts (e.g., imine bleach boosters
(examples of which
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include iminium cations and polyions), iminium zwitterions, modified amines,
modified amine
oxides, N-sulphonyl imines, N-phosphonyl imines, N-acyl imines, thiadiazole
dioxides,
perfluoroimines, cyclic sugar ketones, and mixtures thereof, and metal-
containing bleach
catalysts (e.g., copper, iron, titanium, ruthenium, tungsten, molybdenum, or
manganese cations
along with an auxiliary metal cations such as zinc or aluminum and a
sequestrate such as
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetra(methylenephosphonic
acid), and water-
soluble salts thereof).
[00290] The composition preferably includes enzymes, e.g., proteases,
amylases, lipases,
cellulases, choline oxidases, peroxidases/oxidases, pectate lyases,
mannanases, cutinases,
laccases, phospholipases, lysophospholipases, acyltransferase, perhydrolase,
arylesterase, and
any mixture thereof.
[00291] The composition may optionally include additional detergent
ingredients including
perfume microcapsules, starch encapsulated perfume accord, hueing agents,
additional
polymers, including fabric integrity and cationic polymers, dye-lock
ingredients, fabric-
softening agents, brighteners (for example C.I. Fluorescent brighteners),
flocculating agents,
chelating agents, alkoxylated polyamines, fabric deposition aids, and/or
cyclodextrin.
7.4. Automatic dishwashing (ADW) detergent composition
[00292] Exemplary ADW detergent composition includes non-ionic surfactants,
including
ethoxylated non-ionic surfactants, alcohol alkoxylated surfactants, epoxy-
capped
poly(oxyalkylated) alcohols, or amine oxide surfactants present in amounts
from 0 to 10% by
weight; builders in the range of 5-60% including phosphate builders (e.g.,
mono-phosphates, di-
phosphates, tri-polyphosphates, other oligomeric-poylphosphates, sodium
tripolyphosphate-
STPP) and phosphate-free builders (e.g., amino acid-based compounds including
methyl-
glycine-diacetic acid (MGDA) and salts and derivatives thereof, glutamic-N,N-
diacetic acid
(GLDA) and salts and derivatives thereof, iminodisuccinic acid (IDS) and salts
and derivatives
thereof, carboxy methyl inulin and salts and derivatives thereof,
nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA),
diethylene triamine penta acetic acid (DTPA), B-alaninediacetic acid (B-ADA)
and their salts,
homopolymers and copolymers of poly-carboxylic acids and their partially or
completely
neutralized salts, monomeric polycarboxylic acids and hydroxycarboxylic acids
and their salts
in the range of 0.5% to 50% by weight; sulfonated/carboxylated polymers in the
range of about
0.1 % to about 50% by weight to provide dimensional stability; drying aids in
the range of about
0.1 % to about 10% by weight (e.g., polyesters, especially anionic polyesters,
optionally together
with further monomers with 3 to 6 functionalities - typically acid, alcohol or
ester functionalities
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which are conducive to polycondensation, polycarbonate-, polyurethane- and/or
polyurea-
polyorganosiloxane compounds or precursor compounds, thereof, particularly of
the reactive
cyclic carbonate and urea type); silicates in the range from about 1 % to
about 20% by weight
(including sodium or potassium silicates for example sodium disilicate, sodium
meta-silicate and
crystalline phyllosilicates); inorganic bleach (e.g., perhydrate salts such as
perborate,
percarbonate, perphosphate, persulfate and persilicate salts) and organic
bleach (e.g., organic
peroxyacids, including diacyl and tetraacylperoxides, especially
diperoxydodecanedioc acid,
diperoxytetradecanedioc acid, and diperoxyhexadecanedioc acid); bleach
activators (i.e., organic
peracid precursors in the range from about 0.1 % to about 10% by weight);
bleach catalysts (e.g.,
manganese triazacyclononane and related complexes, Co, Cu, Mn, and Fe
bispyridylamine and
related complexes, and pentamine acetate cobalt(III) and related complexes);
metal care agents
in the range from about 0.1% to 5% by weight (e.g., benzatriazoles, metal
salts and complexes,
and/or silicates); enzymes in the range from about 0.01 to 5.0 mg of active
enzyme per gram of
automatic dishwashing detergent composition (e.g., proteases, amylases,
lipases, cellulases,
choline oxidases, peroxidases/oxidases, pectate lyases, mannanases, cutinases,
laccases,
phospholipases, lysophospholipases, acyltransferase, perhydrolase,
arylesterase, and mixtures
thereof); and enzyme stabilizer components (e.g., oligosaccharides,
polysaccharides, and
inorganic divalent metal salts).
7.5. Additional detergent compositions
[00293] Additional exemplary detergent formulations to which the present
amylase can be
added are described, below, in the numbered paragraphs.
[00294] 1) A detergent composition formulated as a granulate having a bulk
density of at
least 600 g/L comprising linear alkylbenzenesulfonate (calculated as acid)
about 7% to about
12%; alcohol ethoxysulfate (e.g., C12-18 alcohol, 1-2 ethylene oxide (E0)) or
alkyl sulfate (e.g.,
C16-18) about 1% to about 4%; alcohol ethoxylate (e.g., C14-15 alcohol, 7 EO)
about 5% to
about 9%; sodium carbonate (e.g., Na2CO3) about 14% to about 20%; soluble
silicate (e.g.,
Na20, 2Si02) about 2 to about 6%; zeolite (e.g., NaA1SiO4) about 15% to about
22%; sodium
sulfate (e.g., Na2SO4) 0% to about 6%; sodium citrate/citric acid (e.g.,
C6H5Na307/C6H807)
about 0% to about 15%; sodium perborate (e.g., NaBO3H20) about 11% to about
18%; TAED
about 2% to about 6%; carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and 0% to about 2%;
polymers (e.g.,
maleic/acrylic acid, copolymer, PVP, PEG) 0-3%; enzymes (calculated as pure
enzyme) 0.0001-
0.1% protein; and minor ingredients (e.g., suds suppressors, perfumes, optical
brightener,
photobleach) 0-5%.
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[00295] 2) A detergent composition formulated as a granulate having a bulk
density of at
least 600 g/L comprising linear alkylbenzenesulfonate (calculated as acid)
about 6% to about
11%; alcohol ethoxysulfate (e.g., C12-18 alcohol, 1-2 EO) or alkyl sulfate
(e.g., C16-18) about
1% to about 3%; alcohol ethoxylate (e.g., C14-15 alcohol, 7 EO) about 5% to
about 9%; sodium
carbonate (e.g., Na2CO3) about 15% to about 21%; soluble silicate (e.g., Na20,
2Si02) about
1% to about 4%; zeolite (e.g., NaA1SiO4) about 24% to about 34%; sodium
sulfate (e.g,.
Na2SO4) about 4% to about 10%; sodium citrate/citric acid (e.g., C6H5Na307/
C6H807) 0% to
about 15%; carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) 0% to about 2%; polymers (e.g.,
maleic/acrylic acid
copolymer, PVP, PEG) 1-6%; enzymes (calculated as pure enzyme protein) 0.0001-
0.1%; minor
ingredients (e.g., suds suppressors, perfume) 0-5%.
[00296] 3) A detergent composition formulated as a granulate having a bulk
density of at
least 600 g/L comprising linear alkylbenzenesulfonate (calculated as acid)
about 5% to about
9%; alcohol ethoxylate (e.g., C12-15 alcohol, 7 EO) about 7% to about 14%;
Soap as fatty acid
(e.g., C16-22 fatty acid) about 1 to about 3%; sodium carbonate (as Na2CO3)
about 10% to
about 17%; soluble silicate (e.g., Na20, 25i02) about 3% to about 9%; zeolite
(as NaAlSiO4)
about 23% to about 33%; sodium sulfate (e.g., Na2504) 0% to about 4%; sodium
perborate
(e.g., NaBO3H20) about 8% to about 16%; TAED about 2% to about 8%; phosphonate
(e.g.,
EDTMPA) 0% to about 1%; carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) 0% to about 2%; polymers
(e.g.,
maleic/acrylic acid copolymer, PVP, PEG) 0-3%; enzymes (calculated as pure
enzyme protein)
0.0001-0.1%; minor ingredients (e.g., suds suppressors, perfume, optical
brightener) 0-5%.
[00297] 4) A detergent composition formulated as a granulate having a bulk
density of at
least 600 g/L comprising linear alkylbenzenesulfonate (calculated as acid)
about 8% to about
12%; alcohol ethoxylate (e.g., C12-15 alcohol, 7 EO) about 10% to about 25%;
sodium
carbonate (as Na2CO3) about 14% to about 22%; soluble silicate (e.g., Na20,
25i02) about 1%
to about 5%; zeolite (e.g., NaAlSiO4) about 25% to about 35%; sodium sulfate
(e.g., Na2504)
0% to about 10%; carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) 0% to about 2%; polymers (e.g.,
maleic/acrylic acid copolymer, PVP, PEG) 1-3%; enzymes (calculated as pure
enzyme protein)
0.0001-0.1%; and minor ingredients (e.g., suds suppressors, perfume) 0-5%.
[00298] 5) An aqueous liquid detergent composition comprising linear
alkylbenzenesulfonate
(calculated as acid) about 15% to about 21%; alcohol ethoxylate (e.g., C12-15
alcohol, 7 EO or
C12-15 alcohol, 5 EO) about 12% to about 18%; soap as fatty acid (e.g., oleic
acid) about 3% to
about 13%; alkenylsuccinic acid (C12-14) 0% to about 13%; aminoethanol about
8% to about
18%; citric acid about 2% to about 8%; phosphonate 0% to about 3%; polymers
(e.g., PVP,
PEG) 0% to about 3%; borate (e.g., B407) 0% to about 2%; ethanol 0% to about
3%; propylene
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glycol about 8% to about 14%; enzymes (calculated as pure enzyme protein)
0.0001-0.1%; and
minor ingredients (e.g., dispersants, suds suppressors, perfume, optical
brightener) 0-5%.
[00299] 6) An aqueous structured liquid detergent composition comprising
linear
alkylbenzenesulfonate (calculated as acid) about 15% to about 21%; alcohol
ethoxylate (e.g.,
C12-15 alcohol, 7 EO, or C12-15 alcohol, 5 EO) 3-9%; soap as fatty acid (e.g.,
oleic acid) about
3% to about 10%; zeolite (as NaA1SiO4) about 14% to about 22%; potassium
citrate about 9%
to about 18%; borate (e.g., B407) 0% to about 2%; carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)
0% to about
2%; polymers (e.g., PEG, PVP) 0% to about 3%; anchoring polymers such as,
e.g., lauryl
methacrylate/acrylic acid copolymer; molar ratio 25:1, MW 3800) 0% to about
3%;glycerol 0%
to about 5%; enzymes (calculated as pure enzyme protein) 0.0001-0.1%; and
minor ingredients
(e.g., dispersants, suds suppressors, perfume, optical brighteners) 0-5%.
[00300] 7) A detergent composition formulated as a granulate having a bulk
density of at
least 600 g/L comprising fatty alcohol sulfate about 5% to about 10%;
ethoxylated fatty acid
monoethanolamide about 3% to about 9%; soap as fatty acid 0-3%; sodium
carbonate (e.g.,
Na2CO3) about 5% to about 10%; Soluble silicate (e.g., Na20, 25i02) about 1%
to about 4%;
zeolite (e.g., NaAlSiO4) about 20% to about 40%; Sodium sulfate (e.g., Na2504)
about 2% to
about 8%; sodium perborate (e.g., NaBO3H20) about 12% to about 18%; TAED about
2% to
about 7%; polymers (e.g., maleic/acrylic acid copolymer, PEG) about 1% to
about 5%; enzymes
(calculated as pure enzyme protein) 0.0001-0.1%; and minor ingredients (e.g.,
optical
brightener, suds suppressors, perfume) 0-5%.
[00301] 8) A detergent composition formulated as a granulate comprising linear
alkylbenzenesulfonate (calculated as acid) about 8% to about 14%; ethoxylated
fatty acid
monoethanolamide about 5% to about 11%; soap as fatty acid 0% to about 3%;
sodium
carbonate (e.g., Na2CO3) about 4% to about 10%; soluble silicate (Na20, 25i02)
about 1% to
about 4%; zeolite (e.g., NaAlSiO4) about 30% to about 50%; sodium sulfate
(e.g., Na2504)
about 3% to about 11%; sodium citrate (e.g., C6H5Na307) about 5% to about 12%;
polymers
(e.g., PVP, maleic/acrylic acid copolymer, PEG) about 1% to about 5%; enzymes
(calculated as
pure enzyme protein) 0.0001-0.1%; and minor ingredients (e.g., suds
suppressors, perfume) 0-
5%.
[00302] 9) A detergent composition formulated as a granulate comprising linear
alkylbenzenesulfonate (calculated as acid) about 6% to about 12%; nonionic
surfactant about 1%
to about 4%; soap as fatty acid about 2% to about 6%; sodium carbonate (e.g.,
Na2CO3) about
14% to about 22%; zeolite (e.g., NaAlSiO4) about 18% to about 32%; sodium
sulfate (e.g.,
Na2504) about 5% to about 20%; sodium citrate (e.g., C6H5Na307) about 3% to
about 8%;
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sodium perborate (e.g., NaBO3H20) about 4% to about 9%; bleach activator
(e.g., NOBS or
TAED) about 1% to about 5%; carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) 0% to about 2%;
polymers (e.g.,
polycarboxylate or PEG) about 1% to about 5%; enzymes (calculated as pure
enzyme protein)
0.0001-0.1%; and minor ingredients (e.g., optical brightener, perfume) 0-5%.
[00303] 10) An aqueous liquid detergent composition comprising linear
alkylbenzenesulfonate (calculated as acid) about 15% to about 23%; alcohol
ethoxysulfate (e.g.,
C12-15 alcohol, 2-3 EO) about 8% to about 15%; alcohol ethoxylate (e.g., C12-
15 alcohol, 7
EO, or C12-15 alcohol, 5 EO) about 3% to about 9%; soap as fatty acid (e.g.,
lauric acid) 0% to
about 3%; aminoethanol about 1% to about 5%; sodium citrate about 5% to about
10%;
hydrotrope (e.g., sodium toluensulfonate) about 2% to about 6%; borate (e.g.,
B407) 0% to
about 2%; carboxymethylcellulose 0% to about 1%; ethanol about 1% to about 3%;
propylene
glycol about 2% to about 5%; enzymes (calculated as pure enzyme protein)
0.0001-0.1%; and
minor ingredients (e.g., polymers, dispersants, perfume, optical brighteners)
0-5%.
[00304] 11) An aqueous liquid detergent composition comprising linear
alkylbenzenesulfonate (calculated as acid) about 20% to about 32%; alcohol
ethoxylate (e.g.,
C12-15 alcohol, 7 EO, or C12-15 alcohol, 5 EO) 6-12%; aminoethanol about 2% to
about 6%;
citric acid about 8% to about 14%; borate (e.g., B407) about 1% to about 3%;
polymer (e.g.,
maleic/acrylic acid copolymer, anchoring polymer such as, e.g., lauryl
methacrylate/acrylic acid
copolymer) 0% to about 3%; glycerol about 3% to about 8%; enzymes (calculated
as pure
enzyme protein) 0.0001-0.1%; and minor ingredients (e.g., hydrotropes,
dispersants, perfume,
optical brighteners) 0-5%.
[00305] 12) A detergent composition formulated as a granulate having a bulk
density of at
least 600 g/L comprising anionic surfactant (linear alkylbenzenesulfonate,
alkyl sulfate, a-
olefinsulfonate, a-sulfo fatty acid methyl esters, alkanesulfonates, soap)
about 25% to about
40%; nonionic surfactant (e.g., alcohol ethoxylate) about 1% to about 10%;
sodium carbonate
(e.g., Na2CO3) about 8% to about 25%; soluble silicates (e.g., Na20, 2Si02)
about 5% to about
15%; sodium sulfate (e.g., Na2SO4) 0% to about 5%; zeolite (NaA1SiO4) about
15% to about
28%; sodium perborate (e.g., NaB03.4H20) 0% to about 20%; bleach activator
(TAED or
NOBS) about 0% to about 5%; enzymes (calculated as pure enzyme protein) 0.0001-
0.1%;
minor ingredients (e.g., perfume, optical brighteners) 0-3%.
[00306] 13) Detergent compositions as described in compositions 1)-12)
supra, wherein all
or part of the linear alkylbenzenesulfonate is replaced by (C12-C18) alkyl
sulfate.
[00307] 14) A detergent composition formulated as a granulate having a bulk
density of at
least 600 g/L comprising (C12-C18) alkyl sulfate about 9% to about 15%;
alcohol ethoxylate
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about 3% to about 6%; polyhydroxy alkyl fatty acid amide about 1% to about 5%;
zeolite (e.g.,
NaA1S104) about 10% to about 20%; layered disilicate (e.g., SK56 from Hoechst)
about 10% to
about 20%; sodium carbonate (e.g., Na2CO3) about 3% to about 12%; soluble
silicate (e.g.,
Na20, 2Si02) 0% to about 6%; sodium citrate about 4% to about 8%; sodium
percarbonate
about 13% to about 22%; TAED about 3% to about 8%; polymers (e.g.,
polycarboxylates and
PVP) 0% to about 5%; enzymes (calculated as pure enzyme protein) 0.0001-0.1%;
and minor
ingredients (e.g., optical brightener, photobleach, perfume, suds suppressors)
0-5%.
[00308] 15) A detergent composition formulated as a granulate having a bulk
density of at
least 600 g/L comprising (C12-C18) alkyl sulfate about 4% to about 8%; alcohol
ethoxylate
about 11% to about 15%; soap about 1% to about 4%; zeolite MAP or zeolite A
about 35% to
about 45%; sodium carbonate (as Na2CO3) about 2% to about 8%; soluble silicate
(e.g., Na20,
2Si02) 0% to about 4%; sodium percarbonate about 13% to about 22%; TAED 1-8%;
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) 0% to about 3%; polymers (e.g., polycarboxylates
and PVP) 0%
to about 3%; enzymes (calculated as pure enzyme protein) 0.0001-0.1%; and
minor ingredients
(e.g., optical brightener, phosphonate, perfume) 0-3%.
[00309] 16) Detergent formulations as described in 1)-15) supra, which
contain a stabilized
or encapsulated peracid, either as an additional component or as a substitute
for already
specified bleach systems.
[00310] 17) Detergent compositions as described supra in 1), 3), 7), 9),
and 12), wherein
perborate is replaced by percarbonate.
[00311] 18) Detergent compositions as described supra in 1), 3), 7), 9),
12), 14), and 15),
which additionally contain a manganese catalyst. The manganese catalyst for
example is one of
the compounds described in "Efficient manganese catalysts for low-temperature
bleaching,"
Nature 369: 637-639 (1994).
[00312] 19) Detergent composition formulated as a non-aqueous detergent liquid
comprising
a liquid nonionic surfactant such as, e.g., linear alkoxylated primary
alcohol, a builder system
(e.g., phosphate), an enzyme(s), and alkali. The detergent may also comprise
anionic surfactant
and/or a bleach system.
[00313] As above, the present amylase polypeptide may be incorporated at a
concentration
conventionally employed in detergents. It is at present contemplated that, in
the detergent
composition, the enzyme may be added in an amount corresponding to 0.00001-1.0
mg
(calculated as pure enzyme protein) of amylase polypeptide per liter of wash
liquor.
[00314] The detergent composition may also contain other conventional
detergent
ingredients, e.g., deflocculant material, filler material, foam depressors,
anti-corrosion agents,
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soil-suspending agents, sequestering agents, anti-soil redeposition agents,
dehydrating agents,
dyes, bactericides, fluorescers, thickeners, and perfumes.
[00315] The detergent composition may be formulated as a hand (manual) or
machine
(automatic) laundry detergent composition, including a laundry additive
composition suitable for
pre-treatment of stained fabrics and a rinse added fabric softener
composition, or be formulated
as a detergent composition for use in general household hard surface cleaning
operations, or be
formulated for manual or automatic dishwashing operations.
[00316] Any of the cleaning compositions described, herein, may include any
number of
additional enzymes. In general the enzyme(s) should be compatible with the
selected detergent,
(e.g., with respect to pH-optimum, compatibility with other enzymatic and non-
enzymatic
ingredients, and the like), and the enzyme(s) should be present in effective
amounts. The
following enzymes are provided as examples.
[00317] Proteases: Suitable proteases include those of animal, vegetable or
microbial origin.
Chemically modified or protein engineered mutants are included, as well as
naturally processed
proteins. The protease may be a serine protease or a metalloprotease, an
alkaline microbial
protease, a trypsin-like protease, or a chymotrypsin-like protease. Examples
of alkaline
proteases are subtilisins, especially those derived from Bacillus, e.g.,
subtilisin Novo, subtilisin
Carlsberg, subtilisin 309, subtilisin 147, and subtilisin 168 (see, e.g., WO
89/06279). Additional
examples include those mutant proteases described in U.S. Pat. Nos. RE 34,606,
5,955,340,
5,700,676, 6,312,936, and 6,482,628, all of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
Examples of trypsin-like proteases are trypsin (e.g., of porcine or bovine
origin), and Fusarium
proteases (see, e.g., WO 89/06270 and WO 94/25583). Examples of useful
proteases also
include but are not limited to the variants described in WO 92/19729, WO
98/20115, WO
98/20116, and WO 98/34946. Commercially available protease enzymes include but
are not
limited to: Alcalase , Savinase , PrimaseTM, DuralaseTM, Esperase , BLAZETM,
POLARZYME , OVOZYME , KANNASE , LIQUANASE , NEUTRASE , RELASE ,
and ESPERASE (Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S), Maxatase , MaxacalTM,
MaxapenaTM, Properase , Purafect , Purafect OxPTM, Purafect PrimeTM, FNATM,
FN2TM,
FN3TM, OPTICLEAN , OPTIMASE , PURAMAXTm, EXCELLASETM, and PURAFASTTm
(Danisco US Inc./DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Palo Alto, California, USA),
BLAPTM and
BLAPTM variants (Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Duesseldorf,
Germany), and KAP
(B. alkalophilus subtilisin; Kao Corp., Tokyo, Japan). Another exemplary
proteases NprE from
Bacillus amyloliquifaciens and ASP from Cellulomonas sp. strain 69B4 (Danisco
US
Inc./DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Palo Alto, California, USA). Various
proteases are
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described in W095/23221, WO 92/21760, WO 09/149200, WO 09/149144, WO
09/149145,
WO 11/072099, WO 10/056640, WO 10/056653, WO 11/140364, WO 12/151534, U.S.
Pat.
Publ. No. 2008/0090747, and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,801,039, 5,340,735, 5,500,364,
5,855,625, US RE
34,606, 5,955,340, 5,700,676, 6,312,936, and 6,482,628, and various other
patents. In some
further embodiments, metalloproteases find use in the present invention,
including but not
limited to the neutral metalloprotease described in WO 07/044993. Suitable
proteases include
naturally occurring proteases or engineered variants specifically selected or
engineered to work
at relatively low temperatures.
[00318] Lipases: Suitable lipases include those of bacterial or fungal origin.
Chemically
modified, proteolytically modified, or protein engineered mutants are
included. Examples of
useful lipases include but are not limited to lipases from Humicola (synonym
Thermomyces),
e.g., from H. lanuginosa (T. lanuginosus) (see e.g., EP 258068 and EP 305216),
from H.
insolens (see e.g., WO 96/13580); a Pseudomonas lipase (e.g., from P.
alcaligenes or P.
pseudoalcaligenes; see, e.g., EP 218 272), P. cepacia (see e.g., EP 331 376),
P. stutzeri (see e.g.,
GB 1,372,034), P. fluorescens, Pseudomonas sp. strain SD 705 (see e.g., WO
95/06720 and WO
96/27002), P. wisconsinensis (see e.g., WO 96/12012); a Bacillus lipase (e.g.,
from B. subtilis;
see e.g., Dartois et al. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta, 1131: 253-360 (1993)),
B.
stearothermophilus (see e.g., JP 64/744992), or B. pumilus (see e.g., WO
91/16422). Additional
lipase variants contemplated for use in the formulations include those
described for example in:
WO 92/05249, WO 94/01541, WO 95/35381, WO 96/00292, WO 95/30744, WO 94/25578,
WO 95/14783, WO 95/22615, WO 97/04079, WO 97/07202, EP 407225, and EP 260105.
Some commercially available lipase enzymes include Lipolase and Lipolase
UltraTM (Novo
Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S).
[00319] Polyesterases: Suitable polyesterases can be included in the
composition, such as
those described in, for example, WO 01/34899, WO 01/14629, and US6933140.
[00320] Amylases: The present compositions can be combined with other
amylases,
including other a-amylases. Such a combination is particularly desirable when
different a-
amylases demonstrate different performance characteristics and the combination
of a plurality of
different a-amylases results in a composition that provides the benefits of
the different a-
amylases. Other amylases include commercially available amylases, such as but
not limited to
STAINZYME , NATALASE , DURAMYL , TERMAMYL , FUNGAMYL and BANTM
(Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S); RAPIDASE , POWERASE , PURASTAR , and
PREFERENZTM (from DuPont Industrial Biosciences.).
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[00321] Cellulases: Cellulases can be added to the compositions. Suitable
cellulases include
those of bacterial or fungal origin. Chemically modified or protein engineered
mutants are
included. Suitable cellulases include cellulases from the genera Bacillus,
Pseudomonas,
Humicola, Fusarium, Thielavia, Acremonium, e.g., the fungal cellulases
produced from
Humicola insolens, Myceliophthora thermophila and Fusarium oxysporum disclosed
for
example in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,435,307; 5,648,263; 5,691,178; 5,776,757; and WO
89/09259.
Exemplary cellulases contemplated for use are those having color care benefit
for the textile.
Examples of such cellulases are cellulases described in for example EP
0495257, EP 0531372,
WO 96/11262, WO 96/29397, and WO 98/08940. Other examples are cellulase
variants, such
as those described in WO 94/07998; WO 98/12307; WO 95/24471; PCT/DK98/00299;
EP
531315; U.S. Patent Nos. 5,457,046; 5,686,593; and 5,763,254. Commercially
available
cellulases include CELLUZYME and CAREZYME (Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes
A/S); CLAZINASE and PURADAX HA (DuPont Industrial Biosciences); and KAC-
500(B)TM (Kao Corporation).
[00322] Peroxidases/Oxidases: Suitable peroxidases/oxidases contemplated for
use in the
compositions include those of plant, bacterial or fungal origin. Chemically
modified or protein
engineered mutants are included. Examples of useful peroxidases include
peroxidases from
Coprinus, e.g., from C. cinereus, and variants thereof as those described in
WO 93/24618, WO
95/10602, and WO 98/15257. Commercially available peroxidases include for
example
GUARDZYMETm (Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S).
[00323] The detergent composition can also comprise 2,6-13-D-fructan
hydrolase, which is
effective for removal/cleaning of biofilm present on household and/or
industrial textile/laundry.
[00324] The detergent enzyme(s) may be included in a detergent composition by
adding
separate additives containing one or more enzymes, or by adding a combined
additive
comprising all of these enzymes. A detergent additive, i.e. a separate
additive or a combined
additive, can be formulated e.g., as a granulate, a liquid, a slurry, and the
like. Exemplary
detergent additive formulations include but are not limited to granulates, in
particular non-
dusting granulates, liquids, in particular stabilized liquids or slurries.
[00325] Non-dusting granulates may be produced, e.g., as disclosed in U.S.
Patent Nos.
4,106,991 and 4,661,452 and may optionally be coated by methods known in the
art. Examples
of waxy coating materials are poly(ethylene oxide) products (e.g.,
polyethyleneglycol, PEG)
with mean molar weights of 1,000 to 20,000; ethoxylated nonylphenols having
from 16 to 50
ethylene oxide units; ethoxylated fatty alcohols in which the alcohol contains
from 12 to 20
carbon atoms and in which there are 15 to 80 ethylene oxide units; fatty
alcohols; fatty acids;
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and mono- and di- and triglycerides of fatty acids. Examples of film-forming
coating materials
suitable for application by fluid bed techniques are given in, for example, GB
1483591. Liquid
enzyme preparations may, for instance, be stabilized by adding a polyol such
as propylene
glycol, a sugar or sugar alcohol, lactic acid or boric acid according to
established methods.
Protected enzymes may be prepared according to the method disclosed in EP
238,216.
[00326] The detergent composition may be in any convenient form, e.g., a bar,
a tablet, a
powder, a granule, a paste, or a liquid. A liquid detergent may be aqueous,
typically containing
up to about 70% water, and 0% to about 30% organic solvent. Compact detergent
gels
containing about 30% or less water are also contemplated. The detergent
composition can
optionally comprise one or more surfactants, which may be non-ionic, including
semi-polar
and/or anionic and/or cationic and/or zwitterionic. The surfactants can be
present in a wide
range, from about 0.1% to about 60% by weight.
[00327] When included therein the detergent will typically contain from about
1% to about
40% of an anionic surfactant, such as linear alkylbenzenesulfonate, a-
olefinsulfonate, alkyl
sulfate (fatty alcohol sulfate), alcohol ethoxysulfate, secondary
alkanesulfonate, a-sulfo fatty
acid methyl ester, alkyl- or alkenylsuccinic acid, or soap.
[00328] When included therein, the detergent will usually contain from about
0.2% to about
40% of a non-ionic surfactant such as alcohol ethoxylate, nonylphenol
ethoxylate,
alkylpolyglycoside, alkyldimethylamineoxide, ethoxylated fatty acid
monoethanolamide, fatty
acid monoethanolamide, polyhydroxy alkyl fatty acid amide, or N-acyl-N-alkyl
derivatives of
glucosamine ("glucamides").
[00329] The detergent may contain 0% to about 65% of a detergent builder or
complexing
agent such as zeolite, diphosphate, triphosphate, phosphonate, carbonate,
citrate, nitrilotriacetic
acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic
acid, alkyl- or
alkenylsuccinic acid, soluble silicates or layered silicates (e.g.,SKS-6 from
Hoechst).
[00330] The detergent may comprise one or more polymers. Exemplary polymers
include
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), poly(ethylene
glycol) (PEG),
poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), poly(vinylpyridine-N-oxide), poly(vinylimidazole),
polycarboxylates e.g., polyacrylates, maleic/acrylic acid copolymers), and
lauryl
methacrylate/acrylic acid copolymers.
[00331] The enzyme(s) of the detergent composition may be stabilized using
conventional
stabilizing agents, e.g., as polyol (e.g., propylene glycol or glycerol), a
sugar or sugar alcohol,
lactic acid, boric acid, or a boric acid derivative (e.g., an aromatic borate
ester), or a phenyl
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boronic acid derivative (e.g., 4-formylphenyl boronic acid). The composition
may be
formulated as described in WO 92/19709 and WO 92/19708.
[00332] It is contemplated that in the detergent compositions, in particular
the enzyme
variants, may be added in an amount corresponding to about 0.01 to about 100
mg of enzyme
protein per liter of wash liquor (e.g., about 0.05 to about 5.0 mg of enzyme
protein per liter of
wash liquor or 0.1 to about 1.0 mg of enzyme protein per liter of wash
liquor).
[00333] Numerous exemplary detergent formulations to which the present
amylases can be
added (or is in some cases are identified as a component of) are described in
W02013063460.
These include commercially available unit dose detergent formulations/packages
such as
PUREX UltraPacks (Henkel), FINISH Quantum (Reckitt Benckiser), CLOROXTM 2
Packs
(Clorox), OxiClean Max Force Power Paks (Church & Dwight), TIDE Stain
Release,
CASCADE ActionPacs, and TIDE PodsTM (Procter & Gamble), PS.
7.6. Methods of Assessing Amylase Activity in Detergent Compositions
[00334] Numerous a-amylase cleaning assays are known in the art, including
swatch and
micro-swatch assays. The appended Examples describe only a few such assays.
[00335] In order to further illustrate the compositions and methods, and
advantages thereof,
the following specific examples are given with the understanding that they are
illustrative rather
than limiting.
8. Brewing Compositions
[00336] The present variant amylase may be a component of a brewing
composition used in a
process of brewing, i.e., making a fermented malt beverage. Non-fermentable
carbohydrates
form the majority of the dissolved solids in the final beer. This residue
remains because of the
inability of malt amylases to hydrolyze the alpha-1,6-linkages of the starch.
The non-
fermentable carbohydrates contribute about 50 calories per 12 ounces of beer.
an amylase, in
combination with a glucoamylase and optionally a pullulanase and/or
isoamylase, assist in
converting the starch into dextrins and fermentable sugars, lowering the
residual non-
fermentable carbohydrates in the final beer.
[00337] The principal raw materials used in making these beverages are water,
hops and malt.
In addition, adjuncts such as common corn grits, refined corn grits, brewer's
milled yeast, rice,
sorghum, refined corn starch, barley, barley starch, dehusked barley, wheat,
wheat starch,
torrified cereal, cereal flakes, rye, oats, potato, tapioca, and syrups, such
as corn syrup, sugar
cane syrup, inverted sugar syrup, barley and/or wheat syrups, and the like may
be used as a
source of starch.
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[00338] For a number of reasons, the malt, which is produced principally from
selected
varieties of barley, has the greatest effect on the overall character and
quality of the beer. First,
the malt is the primary flavoring agent in beer. Second, the malt provides the
major portion of
the fermentable sugar. Third, the malt provides the proteins, which will
contribute to the body
and foam character of the beer. Fourth, the malt provides the necessary
enzymatic activity
during mashing. Hops also contribute significantly to beer quality, including
flavoring. In
particular, hops (or hops constituents) add desirable bittering substances to
the beer. In addition,
the hops act as protein precipitants, establish preservative agents and aid in
foam formation and
stabilization.
[00339] Grains, such as barley, oats, wheat, as well as plant components, such
as corn, hops,
and rice, also are used for brewing, both in industry and for home brewing.
The components
used in brewing may be unmalted or may be malted, i.e., partially germinated,
resulting in an
increase in the levels of enzymes, including a-amylase. For successful
brewing, adequate levels
of a-amylase enzyme activity are necessary to ensure the appropriate levels of
sugars for
fermentation. an amylase, by itself or in combination with another a-
amylase(s), accordingly
may be added to the components used for brewing.
[00340] As used herein, the term "stock" means grains and plant components
that are crushed
or broken. For example, barley used in beer production is a grain that has
been coarsely ground
or crushed to yield a consistency appropriate for producing a mash for
fermentation. As used
herein, the term "stock" includes any of the aforementioned types of plants
and grains in crushed
or coarsely ground forms. The methods described herein may be used to
determine a-amylase
activity levels in both flours and stock.
[00341] Processes for making beer are well known in the art. See, e.g.,
Wolfgang Kunze
(2004) "Technology Brewing and Malting," Research and Teaching Institute of
Brewing, Berlin
(VLB), 3rd edition. Briefly, the process involves: (a) preparing a mash, (b)
filtering the mash to
prepare a wort, and (c) fermenting the wort to obtain a fermented beverage,
such as beer.
Typically, milled or crushed malt is mixed with water and held for a period of
time under
controlled temperatures to permit the enzymes present in the malt to convert
the starch present in
the malt into fermentable sugars. The mash is then transferred to a mash
filter where the liquid
is separated from the grain residue. This sweet liquid is called "wort," and
the left over grain
residue is called "spent grain." The mash is typically subjected to an
extraction, which involves
adding water to the mash in order to recover the residual soluble extract from
the spent grain.
The wort is then boiled vigorously to sterilizes the wort and help develop the
color, flavor and
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odor. Hops are added at some point during the boiling. The wort is cooled and
transferred to a
fermentor.
[00342] The wort is then contacted in a fermentor with yeast. The fermentor
may be chilled
to stop fermentation. The yeast flocculates and is removed. Finally, the beer
is cooled and
stored for a period of time, during which the beer clarifies and its flavor
develops, and any
material that might impair the appearance, flavor and shelf life of the beer
settles out. The beer
usually contains from about 2% to about 10% v/v alcohol, although beer with a
higher alcohol
content, e.g., 18% v/v, may be obtained. Prior to packaging, the beer is
carbonated and,
optionally, filtered and pasteurized.
[00343] The brewing composition comprising an amylase, in combination with a
glucoamylase and optionally a pullulanase and/or isoamylase, may be added to
the mash of step
(a) above, i.e., during the preparation of the mash. Alternatively, or in
addition, the brewing
composition may be added to the mash of step (b) above, i.e., during the
filtration of the mash.
Alternatively, or in addition, the brewing composition may be added to the
wort of step (c)
above, i.e., during the fermenting of the wort.
[00344] A fermented beverage, such as a beer, can be produced by one of the
methods above.
The fermented beverage can be a beer, such as full malted beer, beer brewed
under the
"Reinheitsgebot," ale, IPA, lager, bitter, Happoshu (second beer), third beer,
dry beer, near beer,
light beer, low alcohol beer, low calorie beer, porter, bock beer, stout, malt
liquor, non-alcoholic
beer, non-alcoholic malt liquor and the like, but also alternative cereal and
malt beverages such
as fruit flavored malt beverages, e.g., citrus flavored, such as lemon-,
orange-, lime-, or berry-
flavored malt beverages, liquor flavored malt beverages, e.g., vodka-, rum-,
or tequila-flavored
malt liquor, or coffee flavored malt beverages, such as caffeine-flavored malt
liquor, and the
like.
9. Reduction of Iodine-Positive Starch
[00345] Variant amylases may reduce the iodine-positive starch (IPS), when
used in a method
of liquefaction and/or saccharification. One source of IPS is from amylose
that escapes
hydrolysis and/or from retrograded starch polymer. Starch retrogradation
occurs spontaneously
in a starch paste, or gel on ageing, because of the tendency of starch
molecules to bind to one
another followed by an increase in crystallinity. Solutions of low
concentration become
increasingly cloudy due to the progressive association of starch molecules
into larger articles.
Spontaneous precipitation takes place and the precipitated starch appears to
be reverting to its
original condition of cold-water insolubility. Pastes of higher concentration
on cooling set to a
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gel, which on ageing becomes steadily firmer due to the increasing association
of the starch
molecules. This arises because of the strong tendency for hydrogen bond
formation between
hydroxy groups on adjacent starch molecules. See J.A. Radley, ed., Starch and
its Derivatives
194-201 (Chapman and Hall, London (1968)).
[00346] The presence of IPS in saccharide liquor negatively affects final
product quality and
represents a major issue with downstream processing. IPS plugs or slows
filtration system, and
fouls the carbon columns used for purification. When IPS reaches sufficiently
high levels, it
may leak through the carbon columns and decrease production efficiency.
Additionally, it may
results in hazy final product upon storage, which is unacceptable for final
product quality. The
amount of IPS can be reduced by isolating the saccharification tank and
blending the contents
back. IPS nevertheless will accumulate in carbon columns and filter systems,
among other
things. The use of variant amylases is expected to improve overall process
performance by
reducing the amount of IPS.
[00347] All references cited herein are herein incorporated by reference in
their entirety for
all purposes. In order to further illustrate the compositions and methods, and
advantages
thereof, the following specific examples are given with the understanding that
they are
illustrative rather than limiting.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
Assays
[00348] Various assays used herein are set forth, below, for ease in reading.
Any deviations
from the protocols in later Examples are indicated in the relevant sections.
In these experiments,
a spectrophotometer was used to measure the absorbance of the products formed
after the
completion of the reactions.
A. Chelex bead treatment of culture supernatants
[00349] 96-well microtiter plates (MTPs) containing growing cultures were
removed from
incubators and Enzyscreen lids were replaced with disposable plastic sealers
(Nunc cat. #
236366; Rochester, NY, USA). Cells were separated from culture supernatant via
centrifugation
(1118 RCF, 5 minutes). 150 [t.L supernatant was removed from each well and
transferred to
filter plates (Millipore Multiscreen HTS,Billerica, MA, USA) containing Chelex
beads prepared
as described below. Plates were shaken vigorously for 5 minutes and
supernatant from 3
replicate growth plates were collected into a single deep-well microtiter
plate (Axygen, PDW-
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11-C) using a vacuum manifold device. Plates containing supernatants were
sealed and stored at
4 C.
[00350] Chelex-100 beads, 200-400 mesh (BioRad, Hercules, CA, USA) were washed
twice
with 2 bed-volumes of 1 M HC1 followed by 5 bed-volumes of ultrapure water on
a sintered
glass filter apparatus. 2 bed-volumes of 1 M KOH were used to wash the beads
followed by
another 5 bed-volume wash with ultrapure water. Filtered beads were
transferred to a beaker
and suspended with enough ultrapure water to produce slurry capable of mixing.
The pH of the
slurry was adjusted to 8-8.5 using HC1. The liquid was removed and the beads
were dried using
a scintered glass filter. A slurry of beads (40% w/v) was prepared in ultra
pure water and its pH
was adjusted to 8.0 using KOH/HC1. A slurry having a constant consistency was
maintained by
vigorous mixing. A bubble paddle reservoir device (V&P Scientific, San Diego,
CA, USA) was
used to transfer 100 [t.L of slurry to all wells of filter plates. Liquid was
removed using a
vacuum manifold device.
B. Protein purification
[00351] Bacillus strains expressing amylase variants were grown in 2.5 L
flasks in cultivation
medium (enriched semi-defined media based on MOPs buffer, with urea as the
major nitrogen
source, glucose as the main carbon source, and supplemented with 1% soytone
for robust cell
growth) for 60-72 hours at 37 C or in 14 L tanks using a fed batch
fermentation process with a
medium of corn steep and soy flour supplemented with mineral salts and glucose
as carbon
source for 100 hours at 36 C. Following incubation, the cells were separated
from the
fermentation medium by centrifugation and the supernatants were concentrated
by ultra-
filtration. Ammonium sulphate was added to the concentrate to a final
concentration of 0.5M.
The proteins were purified using hydrophobic interaction chromatography using
a phenyl
sepharose column on the AKTA Explorer FPLC system (GE Healthcare). The column
was
equilibrated with 50 mM HEPES, pH 8, with 2 mM CaC12 and 0.5 M ammonium
sulfate, and the
proteins were eluted with 50 mM HEPES, pH 8, with 2 mM CaC12 and 50% propylene
glycol.
After each HPLC run, liquid fractions associated with the peak of interest
were pooled, and
absorbance measurements of the pooled fractions were taken to estimate initial
concentrations.
Protein concentration of concentrated samples was determined by averaging the
result from
three different measurements: absorbance measurements at 280 nm, SDS-PAGE
densitometry
of acid-treated samples compared to a known standard, and by running the
proteins on an HPLC
system and taking absorbance measurements at 215 nm and 280 nm.
C. Protein determination assay
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[00352] Protein determination assays were performed using chelex bead-treated
culture
supernatant from cultures grown in 96-well micro-titer plates (MTPs) over 3
days at 37 C with
shaking at 300 rpm and 80% humidity. A fresh 96-well round-bottom MTP
containing 25 [t.L
supernatant per well was used for the High Performance Liquid Chromatography
(HPLC)
protein determination method. Supernatants were diluted four fold into 25 mM
sodium acetate
pH 5.5, and 10 [t.L of each diluted sample was analyzed. An Agilent 1200
(Hewlett Packard)
HPLC equipped with a Poroshell 300SB-C8 (Agilent Technologies Santa Clara, CA,
USA)
column was used. Sample was bound to the column using 25 mM sodium acetate pH
5.5 and
eluted over a gradient up to 70% acetonitrile. Absorbance was measured at 220
nm, integrated
using ChemStation software (Agilent Technologies) and the protein
concentration of samples
was determined based on a standard curve of purified CspAmy2-v1 protein.
D. Ceralpha a-amylase activity assay
[00353] The Ceralpha a-amylase assay was performed using the Ceralpha Kit
(Megazyme,
Wicklow, Ireland). The assay involves incubating culture supernatant with a
substrate mixture
under defined conditions, and the reaction is terminated (and color developed)
by the addition of
borate buffer (200 mM Boric acid/NaOH buffer, pH 10). The substrate is a
mixture of the
defined oligosaccharide "nonreducing-end blocked p-nitrophenyl
maltoheptaoside" (BPNPG7)
and excess levels of a-glucosidase (which has no action on the native
substrate due to the
presence of the "blocking group"). On hydrolysis of the oligosaccharide by
endoacting a-
amylase, the excess quantities of a-glucosidase present in the mixture give
instantaneous and
quantitative hydrolysis of the p-nitrophenyl maltosaccharide fragment to
glucose and free p-
nitrophenol. The absorbance at 405 nm was measured, which relates directly to
the level of
amylase in the sample analyzed.
[00354] The equipment used for this assay included a Biomek FX Robot (Beckman
Coulter
Brea, CA, USA); a SpectraMAX MTP Reader (type 340-Molecular Devices,
Sunnyvale, CA,
USA) and iEMS incubator/shaker (Thermo Scientific, Rockford, IL, USA). The
reagent and
solutions used were:
1) p-nitrophenyl maltoheptaoside (BPNPG7) substrate (Megazyme Ceralpha HR
kit);
2) 50 mM Malate buffer, 0.005% TWEEN 80, pH 5.6 or 50 mM MOPS, 0.005%
TWEEN 80, pH 7 (dilution buffers); and
3) 200 mM Boric acid / NaOH buffer, pH 10 (STOP buffer).
[00355] A vial containing 54.5 mg BPNPG7 substrate was dissolved in 10 mL of
MilliQ
water and then diluted into 30 mL of dilution buffer to make up 40 mL of the
working substrate
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(1.36 mg/mL). The amylase samples (fermentation supernatant) were diluted 40X
with dilution
buffer. The assay was performed by adding 50_, of diluted amylase solution
into the wells of a
MTP followed by the addition of 55 [IL of diluted BPNPG7 working substrate
solution. The
solutions were mixed and the MTP was sealed with a plate seal and placed in an
incubator/shaker (iEMS- Thermo Scientific) for 4 minutes at 25 C. The reaction
was terminated
by adding 70 [IL STOP buffer and the absorbance was read at wavelength 400 nm
in an MTP-
Reader. A non-enzyme control was used to correct for background absorbance
values.
E. Thermostability assay
[00356] The thermostability of CspAmy2-v1 and variants was measured by
determining the
amylase activity using the Ceralpha a-amylase assay. The equipment used for
this assay
included a Biomek FX Robot (Beckman Coulter); a SpectraMAX MTP Reader (type
340-
Molecular Devices), a Tetrad2DNA Engine PCR machine (Biorad), and iEMS
incubator/shaker
(Thermo Scientific). The reagent solutions used were (* not in all assays):
1) Heat stress buffers
a) 50 mM KOAc pH 4.5 (5 ppm CaC12, 50 ppm NaC1)*,
b) 50 mM KOAc pH 5.0 (10 ppm CaC12, 10 mM NaC1)
c) 50 mM KOAc pH 5.7 (5 ppm CaC12, 50 ppm NaC1),
d) 50 mM KOAc pH 5.7 (no salt condition)*,
2) p-nitrophenyl maltoheptaoside (BPNPG7) substrate (Megazyme Ceralpha HR
kit):
3) 50 mM Malate buffer, 0.005% TWEEN 80, pH 5.6 (dilution buffer); and
4) 200 mM Boric acid / NaOH, pH 10 (STOP buffer).
5) Amylase culture supernatant: 1:10 master dilution enzyme plates were
diluted 1:10 in each
of the four heat stress buffers in a PCR plate
[00357] 5 [IL of the diluted enzyme samples were added to a 96-well PCR plate
containing 55
[IL of diluted BPNPG7 working substrate solution and the initial amylase
activity of the samples
was determined using the Ceralpha a-amylase assay as described in Section C.
The samples
were subjected to heat stress for 3-6 minutes in a PCR thermocycler as
follows: Buffers (a)
50 C, (b) 59 -60 C, (c) 65 -70 C, and (d) 65 C. The heat stressed samples were
cooled
immediately to room temperature and 5 [IL aliquots were assayed for amylase
acitivity using the
Ceralpha a-amylase assay as described in Section C. For each variant, the
ratio of the initial and
residual amylase activities was used to calculate the thermostability as
follows: Thermostability
= [tresidual value] / value], so the heat stability activity ratio was
calculated based on enzyme
activity after heat incubation divided by enzyme activity before heat
incubation. For each
sample (variants) the performance index (PI) is calculated. The performance
index for
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thermostability stability is determined by comparing the thermostability of
the variant enzyme
with that of a similarly treated reference enzyme.
F. Starch hydrolysis assays (corn flour and corn starch application assays)
[00358] Starch hydrolysis of corn flour and corn starch were used to measure
specific activity
of CspAmy2-v1 and variants. Activity was measured as reducing ends generated
by the
enzymatic breakdown of corn flour or corn starch. The reducing ends generated
during the
incubation with either substrate were quantified using a PAHBAH (p-
hydroxybenzoic acid
hydrazide) assay. The equipment used for the assay included a Biomek FX Robot
(Beckman
Coulter); a SpectraMAX MTP Reader (type 340-Molecular Devices), a Tetrad2DNA
Engine
PCR machine (Biorad), and iEMS incubator/shaker (Thermo Scientific), and a
Bubble Paddle
Reservoir.
[00359] Azure Farms Organic Corn Flour (Norco, CA) was ground to a fine powder
using a
consumer coffee grinder and then sifted to obtain a < 250 micron fraction. The
sifted corn flour
was washed extensively with MilliQ water by repeated suspension and
centrifugation. Cargill
Farms Organic Corn Starch material was also washed extensively with MilliQ
water by repeated
suspension and centrifugation.
[00360] Both corn flour and corn starch washed fractions were suspended in
MilliQ water
containing 0.005% sodium azide as 20% (w/w) stock solutions. The stock
solutions were
further diluted with a 20X stock buffer solution to 10.9% w/v corn flour and
corn starch
solutions (final buffer concentration: 55 mM KOAc, pH 5).
[00361] 55 [1.1_, of the diluted corn flour and corn starch substrates were
added to PCR
microtiter plates along with 5 [t.L of 1:10 diluted enzyme samples using a
bubble paddle
reservoir. The plates were sealed and placed at 83 C for 5 minutes followed by
a ramp down to
45 C. The starch hydrolysis reaction was terminated by addition of 70 [1.1_,
0.1 N NaOH. The
plates were sealed and centrifuged for 3 minutes at 1610 RCF. The starch
hydrolysis reaction
products from both reactions were analyzed by the PAHBAH assay as described
below.
[00362] PAHBAH assay: Aliquots of 801AL of 0.5 N NaOH were added to all wells
of an
empty PCR plate (a "PAHBAH reaction plate"), followed by 201AL of PAHBAH
reagent (5%
w/v p-hydroxybenzoic acid hydrazide (Sigma # H9882, St. Luois, MO), dissolved
in 0.5 N
HC1). The solutions were mixed by pipetting up and down. 201AL of the starch
hydrolysis
reaction supernatants were added to each well of the PAHBAH reaction plate.
The plates were
sealed and placed in a thermocycler, programmed for 2 minutes at 95 C to
develop color, and
then cooled to 20 C. Samples of 801AL of the developed PAHBAH reaction
mixtures were
transferred to a fresh plate, and absorbance was measured at 450 nm in a
spectrophotometer.
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G. CS-28 rice starch microswatch assay
[00363] The principle of this amylase assay is the liberation of an orange dye
due to the
hydrolysis of rice starch incorporated in a cotton microswatch. The absorbance
at 488 nm of the
wash liquid is measured and this relates to the level of amylase activity in
the sample analyzed at
the desired conditions (pH, temperature, and buffer).
[00364] The equipment used for this assay included a Biomek FX Robot (Beckman
Coulter),
a SpectraMAX MTP Reader (type 340-Molecular Devices) and iEMS incubator/shaker
(Thermo
Scientific). The reagent and solutions used were:
1) CS-28 Microswatches (rice starch, colored);
2) 10 mM HEPES, 2 mM CaC12, 0.005% TWEEN 80 buffer, pH 8.0, conductivity
lmS/cm;
3) 25 mM CAPS, 2 mM CaC12, 0.005% TWEEN 80 buffer, pH 10.0; conductivity
5m5/cm (adjusted with 5M NaC1); and
4) 10 mM NaC1, 0.1 mM CaC12, 0.005% TWEEN 80.
5) 50 mM MOPS pH7.15, 0.1mM CaC12
[00365] CS-28 microswatches of 5.5 mm circular diameter were provided by the
Center for
Testmaterials (CFT, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands). Two microswatches were
placed in each
well of a 96-well Corning 9017 flat bottomed polystyrene MTP. The culture
supernatants were
diluted eight fold in 50 mM MOPS pH7.15, 0.1 mM CaC12, and subsequently in 10
mM NaC1,
0.1 mM CaC12, 0.005% TWEEN 80 solution to approximately lppm, final enzyme
concentration.
[00366] The incubator/shaker was set at the desired temperature, 25 C (ambient
temperature)
or 50 C. 174 [IL or 177 [IL of either HEPES or CAPS buffer, respectively, was
added to each
well of microswatch containing MTP and subsequently 6 [IL or 3 [IL of diluted
enzyme solution
was added to each well resulting in a total volume of 180 [IL/well. The MTP
was sealed with a
plate seal and placed in the iEMS incubator/shaker and incubated for 15
minutes at 1150 rpm at
25 C for cleaning at pH 8, low conductivity (1 mS/cm), or 15 minutes at 1150
rpm at 50 C for
cleaning at pH 10, high conductivity (5 mS/cm). Following incubation under the
appropriate
conditions, 100 [IL of solution from each well was transferred to a new MTP,
and the
absorbance at 488 nm was measured using a MTP-spectrophotometer. Controls
containing two
microswatches and buffer but no enzyme were included for subtraction of
background cleaning
performance.
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[00367] Each absorbance value was corrected by subtracting the blank (obtained
after
incubation of microswatches in the absence of enzyme), and the resulting
absorbance provided a
measure of the hydrolytic activity. A performance index (PI) was calculated
for each sample.
[00368] For calculation of the wash performance indices (PI), the Langmuir
equation was
used to fit the data based on the reference enzyme control. Using the protein
concentration of
the variants, the expected performance based on the curve-fit was calculated.
The observed
performance was divided by the calculated performance. This value was then
divided by the
performance of the reference enzyme.
H. Detergent stability assay
[00369] The stability of the reference amylase and variants thereof was
determined by
measuring their activity after incubation under defined conditions, in the
presence of a 10%
detergent mixture (commercially purchased Persil Color Gel detergent, Henkel
(Diisseldorf,
Germany), purchased in 2011). The detergent was heat-inactivated before use,
and the initial
and residual amylase activities were determined using the Ceralpha a-amylase
assay as
described in section C, above.
[00370] The equipment used for this assay included a Biomek FX Robot (Beckman
Coulter);
a SpectraMAX MTP Reader (type 340-Molecular Devices), a Tetrad2DNA Engine PCR
machine (Biorad), and iEMS incubator/shaker (Thermo Scientific). The reagent
solutions used
were:
1) p-nitrophenyl maltoheptaoside (BPNPG7) substrate (Megazyme Ceralpha HR
kit):
2) Liquid detergent (Persil color gel, enzyme inactivated by heating for 4 hrs
at 90 C);
3) 50 mM MOPS, 0.1 mM CaC12, 0.005% TWEEN 80 buffer, pH 7 (dilution buffer);
4) 10% detergent solution diluted in dilution buffer;
5) 200 mM Boric acid / NaOH buffer, pH 10 (STOP buffer); and
6) Amylase culture supernatants diluted eight fold in 50 mM MOPS pH 7.15, 0.1
mM
CaC12 containing 0-100 lug/mL protein.
[00371] 85 [IL of a 10% detergent solution was added to a 96-well PCR plate
and mixed with
15 [IL of the diluted culture supernatant. A sample from the PCR plate was
diluted 3X in
dilution buffer and a 5 [IL aliquot of this dilution was used to determine
initial amylase activity.
The PCR plate was incubated in a Tetrad PCR block at 80.5 C for 5 minutes.
After incubation,
detergent-enzyme mix was diluted 3X in dilution buffer and residual activity
was measured.
Initial (t,õ,t,a) and residual (tõõduai) amylase activity was determined by
the Ceralpha a-amylase
assay as described above in Section C using a 5 [IL sample.
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[00372] For each variant, the ratio of the residual and initial amylase
activities was used to
calculate the detergent stability as follows: Detergent stability = [tresidual
value] / value].
[00373] For each sample (variants) the performance index (PI) was calculated.
The
performance index for detergent stability is determined by comparing the
detergent stability of
the variant enzyme with that of the similarly treated reference enzyme.
I. Performance index
[00374] The performance index (PI) compares the performance or stability of
the variant and
the reference enzyme at the same protein concentration. In addition, the
theoretical values can
be calculated, using the parameters of the Langmuir equation of the standard
enzyme. A
performance index (PI) that is greater than 1 (PI>1) indicates improved
performance by a variant
as compared to the reference enzyme, while a PI of 1 (PI=1) identifies a
variant that performs
the same as the reference enzyme, and a PI that is less than 1 (PI<l)
identifies a variant that
performs worse than the reference enzyme.
Example 2
Generation of Bacillus strains expressing CspAmy2-v1
[00375] In this example, the construction of Bacillus subtilis strains
expressing CspAmy2-v1
(SEQ ID NO: 2) amylase and variants, thereof, is described. CspAmy2-v1 amylase
is a variant
of CspAmy2 (SEQ ID NO: 1) amylase having a deletion of both R178 and G179
(i.e., ARG).
CspAmy2 is an amylase from a Cytophaga sp., for which the nucleotide sequence
was described
by Chii-Ling et al. (2002) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68: 3651-3654. CspAmy2-v1
was
described as having increased thermostability over the CspAmy2 by Rong-Jen et
al. (2003)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69: 2383-85.
[00376] A synthetic DNA fragment (SEQ ID NO: 7) encoding CspAmy2-v1 was
produced by
GeneArt AG (Regensburg, Germany) and served as template DNA for the
construction of
Bacillus subtilis strains expressing CspAmy2-v1 amylase and variants, thereof.
The DNA
fragment includes a codon-modified nucleotide sequence encoding the mature
form of
CspAmy2-v1 amylase adjacent to a sequence encoding the LAT signal peptide
(underlined):
ATGAAACAACAAAAACGGCTTTACGCCCGATTGCTGACGCTGTTATTTGCGCTCATCTTCTTGC
TGCCTCATTCTGCAGCTAGCGCAGCAGCGACAAACGGAACAATGATGCAGTATTTCGAGTGGTA
TGTACCTAACGACGGCCAGCAATGGAACAGACTGAGAACAGATGCCCCTTACTTGTCATCTGTT
GGTATTACAGCAGTATGGACACCGCCGGCTTATAAGGGCACGTCTCAAGCAGATGTGGGGTACG
GCCCGTACGATCTGTATGATTTAGGCGAGTTTAATCAAAAAGGTACAGTCAGAACGAAGTATGG
CACAAAAGGAGAACTTAAATCTGCTGTTAACACGCTGCATTCAAATGGAATCCAAGTGTATGGT
GATGTCGTGATGAATCATAAAGCAGGTGCTGATTATACAGAAAACGTAACGGCGGTGGAGGTGA
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ATCCGTCTAATAGAAATCAGGAAACGAGCGGCGAATATAATATTCAGGCATGGACAGGCTTCAA
CT T TCCGGGCAGAGGAACAACGTAT TCTAACT TCAAATGGCAGTGGT TCCAT T T TGATGGAACG
GAT TGGGACCAGAGCAGAAGCCTCTCTAGAATCT TCAAAT TCACGGGAAAGGCGTGGGACTGGG
AGGT T TCT T CAGAAAACGGAAAT TAT GAC TATCT GAT GTACGCGGACAT T GAT TAT GACCAT CC
GGATGTCGTGAATGAAATGAAAAAGTGGGGCGTCTGGTATGCCAACGAAGTTGGGTTAGATGGA
TACAGACTTGACGCGGTCAAACATATTAAATTTAGCTTTCTCAAAGACTGGGTGGATAACGCAA
GAGCAGCGACGGGAAAAGAAATGTTTACGGTTGGCGAATATTGGCAAAATGATTTAGGGGCCCT
GAATAACTACCTGGCAAAGGTAAATTACAACCAATCTCTTTTTGATGCGCCGTTGCATTACAAC
T T T TACGCTGCCTCAACAGGGGGTGGATAT TACGATATGAGAAATAT TCT TAATAACACGT TAG
TCGCAAGCAATCCGACAAAGGCTGTTACGTTAGTTGAGAATCATGACACACAGCCTGGACAATC
ACTGGAATCAACAGTCCAACCGTGGT T TAAACCGT TAGCCTACGCGT T TAT TCTCACGAGAAGC
GGAGGC TAT CC T TCT GTAT T T TAT GGAGATAT GTACGGTACAAAAGGAACGACAACAAGAGAGA
TCCCTGCTCTTAAATCTAAAATCGAACCTTTGCTTAAGGCTAGAAAAGACTATGCTTATGGAAC
ACAGAGAGACTATATTGATAACCCGGATGTCATTGGCTGGACGAGAGAAGGGGACTCAACGAAA
GCCAAGAGCGGTCTGGCCACAGTGATTACAGATGGGCCGGGCGGTTCAAAAAGAATGTATGTTG
GCACGAGCAATGCGGGTGAAATCTGGTATGATTTGACAGGGAATAGAACAGATAAAATCACGAT
TGGAAGCGATGGCTATGCAACATTTCCTGTCAATGGGGGCTCAGTTTCAGTATGGGTGCAGCAA
[00377] The mature form of the CspAmy2-v1 polypeptide produced from the
pHPLT02-
CspAmy2-v1 vector is shown, below, as SEQ ID NO: 2.
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVGI TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRNQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFTGKAWDWEVS SENGN
YDYLMYAD I DYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF SF LKDWVDNARAAT GKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF I L TRS GGYP SVFYGDMYGTKGT T TRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
[00378] To express CspAmy2-v1, the CspAmy2-v1-encoding DNA fragment was cloned
into
the pHPLT02 vector, a modified version of the pHPLT vector (Solingen et al.
(2001)
Extremophiles 5:333-341) by GeneArt and fused in-frame to the AmyL (LAT)
signal peptide
using the unique Nhel and Xhol restriction sites, resulting in plasmid pHPLT02-
CspAmy2-v1.
The pHPLT expression vector contains the B. licheniformis LAT promoter (Plat)
and additional
elements from pUB110 (McKenzie et al. (1986) Plasmid, 15: 93-103) including a
replicase gene
(reppUB), a neomycin/kanamycin resistance gene (neo) and a bleomycin
resistance marker
(bleo). Site-directed mutagenesis (Stratagene) was used to change the
nucleotides 5"-TCA-3 ' of
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Serine 28 of the AmyL signal peptide to nucleotides 5"-AGC-3 ' in order to
introduce the unique
Nhel restriction site.
[00379] A suitable B. subtilis strain was transformed with pHPLT02-CspAmy2-v1
plasmid
DNA using a method known in the art (WO 02/14490). The B. subtilis
transformants were
selected on agar plates containing heart infusion agar (Difco, Catalog No.
244400,Lawrence,
KS, USA and 10 mg/L neomycin sulfate (Sigma, Catalog No. N-1876; contains 732
jig
neomycin per mg, St. Louis, Missouri, USA). Selective growth of B. subtilis
transformants
harboring the pHPLT02-CspAmy2-v1 plasmid was performed in shake flasks at 37 C
for ¨65h
in MBD medium (enriched semi-defined medium based on MOPs buffer, with urea as
major
nitrogen source, glucose as the main carbon source, and supplemented with 1%
soytone for
robust cell growth) containing 5 mM CaC12 and 10 ppm neomycin. Growth resulted
in the
production of secreted CspAmy2-v1 amylase with starch hydrolyzing activity.
Example 3
Generation of Bacillus strains expressing CspAmy2 combinatorial variants
[00380] In this example, the construction of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus
licheniformis
strains expressing two combinatorial CspAmy2 variants (CspAmy2-v5 and CspAmy2-
v6) is
described. CspAmy2-v5 is a variant of CspAmy2 with the mutations E187P, 1203Y,
G476K, and
lacking R178 and G179. CspAmy2-v6 is a variant of CspAmy2 with the mutations
E187P,
1203Y, G476K, R458N, T4595, D460T, and lacking R178 and G179. For expression
of
CspAmy2-v5 and CspAmy2-v6, expression constructs were created by a combination
of gene
synthesis and fusion PCR, using standard techniques.
[00381] The CspAmy2-v5 and CspAmy2-v6 expression constructs were ligated into
vector
pICatH (described in, e.g., EP2428572 and U57968691) and transformed into
competent B.
subtilis cells (amyE negative) as known in the art (WO 2002/014490). In these
clones, the DNA
fragments encoding CspAmy2-v5 and CspAmy2-v6 are fused in-frame to a sequence
encoding
the B. licheniformis amylase (amyL) signal peptide which leads to secretion of
the amylase
variants into the growth medium. Expression of CspAmy2-v5 and CspAmy2-v6 in
these clones
is driven by the B. licheniformis amylase (amyL) promoter (Figure lA and 1B).
[00382] B. subtilis transformants were selected on agar plates containing
heart infusion agar
(Difco) and 10 mg/L neomycin sulfate, 5 mg/L chloramphenicol and starch azure
(Sigma). For
each construct, one transformant with starch hydrolyzing activity was selected
and the amylase
expression constructs in pICatH were sequence verified by DNA sequencing
(BaseClear, the
Netherlands). The resulting plasmids, pICatH-CspAmy2-v5 and pICatH-CspAmy2-v6,
were
isolated from the B. subtilis clones and transformed into B. licheniformis
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negative) and integrated into the genome as described in EP2428572 and
US7968691. After
excision of vector sequences, expression constructs were amplified by
subjecting the strains to a
stepwise increase in chloramphenicol concentration up to 50 lug/m1. The B.
licheniformis strains
showed halos on starch azure plates, indicating secretion of active CspAmy2-v5
and CspAmy2-
v6 amylase.
[00383] The amino acid sequence of the mature form of CspAmy2-v5 is shown,
below, as
SEQ ID NO: 8:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRNQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFTGKAWDWPVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNKGSVSVWVQQ
[00384] The amino acid sequence of the mature form of CspAmy2-v6 is shown,
below, as
SEQ ID NO: 9:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRNQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFTGKAWDWPVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNNS TK I T I GSDGYATFPVNKGSVSVWVQQ
Example 4
Cleaning performance of CspAmy2 combinatorial variants
[00385] The cleaning performance of purified CspAmy2-v5 and CspAmy2-v6 was
analyzed
in a microswatch cleaning assay. CFT CS-28 rice starch on cotton swatches or
EMPA 161
maize starch on cotton cretonne (Center for Testmaterials, BY, Vlaardingen,
Netherlands)
containing an indicator dye bound to the starch were punched to form discs
measuring 5.5 mm
in diameter. Two discs were placed in each well of 3 flat-bottom non-binding
96-well assay
plates.
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[00386] Both variants (i.e., CspAmy2-v5 and CspAmy2-v6), the parent molecule
(CspAmy2), and a commercially-available benchmark detergent a-amylase, i.e.,
PURASTAR
(AmyL; B. licheniformis a-amylase; Danisco US Inc.), were diluted to 0.5 mg/mL
in dilution
buffer (50 mM MOPS, pH 7.2, 0.005% Tween), and then further diluted to 2 ppm
in a microtiter
plate. 200 [t.L of these samples were transferred into the first row of each
of the swatch plates.
100 [t.L of HEPES buffer (25 mM HEPES, pH 8.0, with 2 mM CaC12 and 0.005%
Tween-80)
was then added to each well of the next 5 rows of the swatch plates. 100 [t.L
of the diluted
enzyme samples were then transferred from the first row into the next row,
mixed well, and
serial dilutions were continued until before the last row, which served as
blanks. Once all rows
contained 100 [t.L of solution, 100 [t.L of buffer were added to each well of
the plate to result in
final volumes of 200 [t.L per well, and final enzyme concentrations of 1, 0.5,
0.25, 0.125, 0.0625,
and 0 ppm.
[00387] Plates were incubated at 25 C with agitation at 1150 rpm for 15
minutes. Enzyme
performance was assessed by the amount of color released into the wash liquor,
which was
quantified spectrophotometrically at 488 nm by the transfer of 150 [t.L of the
final wash solution
to fresh medium-binding microtiter plates. Triplicate reads were blank-
subtracted and averaged.
The results of the soil removal assay are shown in Figure 2. CspAmy2-v5 and
CspAmy2-v6
demonstrated similar performance to each other and are significantly better
than the parent
molecule, CspAmy2, and much better than PURASTAR .
Example 5
Thermostability assessment of CspAmy2 combinatorial variants
A. Thermostability in buffer
[00388] 0.5 mg/mL stocks of purified enzymes (i.e., CspAmy2-v5, CspAmy2-v6,
CspAmy2),
PURASTAR (Bacillus licheniformis a-amylase), and ACE-QK (variant of Bacillus
sp. TS-23
a-amylase described in U520120045817 and W02010/115028) were further diluted
to 5 ppm in
dilution buffer (50 mM MOPS, pH 7.2, 0.005% Tween). 50 [t.L of each enzyme
were added to
each of 9 strips of PCR tubes and sealed. One "unstressed" sample of each
enzyme was
incubated at room temperature throughout the duration of the experiment. The
other 8 samples
were incubated in a thermocycler at 45, 55, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, or 90 C for 15
minutes. The
samples were then transferred to microtiter plates in triplicate, and a-
amylase activity was for
the unstressed and stressed samples using the Ceralpha reagent (Megazyme,
Inc.). Residual
activity was calculated by dividing the activity of each amylase after the
thermal stress by the
activity of that unstressed amylase. The results are shown in Figure 3.
CspAmy2-v5 and
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CspAmy2-v6 demonstrated increased thermostability at low calcium
concentrations compared to
all other tested enzymes.
B. Thermostability in buffer with added calcium
[00389] As above, 0.5 mg/mL stocks of purified enzymes were further diluted to
5 ppm in
dilution buffer, in this case supplemented with 5 mM calcium chloride (i.e.,
50 mM MOPS, pH
7.2, 0.005% Tween, 5 mM calcium chloride). The experiment was carried out as
described
above. The results are shown in Figure 4. CspAmy2-v5 and CspAmy2-v6
demonstrated similar
thermostability compared to the other tested enzymes.
C. Thermostability in liquid detergent
[00390] Commercial detergents EPSILTm Perfect (McBride) and OMOTm Color
(Unilever)
were heat inactivated at 90 C for 4 hours to eliminate existing enzyme
activities. Following
inactivation, the activity CspAmy2-v5, CspAmy2-v6, CspAmy2, PURASTAR , and ACE-
QK
in the heat-inactivated detergents was measured using the Suc-AAPF-pNA and
Ceralpha assays
to ensure that any protease and amylase activities, respectively, had been
abolished. 10%
solutions of both of these liquid detergents were made in water.
[00391] 100 [IL of each of the 0.5 mg/mL purified enzyme stocks at were added
to 400 [IL of
the 10% detergent solutions. 50 [t.L of these samples were added to strips of
PCR tubes and
incubated at the aforementioned temperatures for 15 minutes each, as described
above. When
samples were removed from the thermocycler, and before a-amylase activity was
measured, an
additional 1:20 dilution was made in dilution buffer. As above, residual
activity was calculated
by dividing the activity of each amylase after the detergent and thermal
stress by the activity of
that unstressed amylase. The results are shown in Figure 5 (OMOTm) and Figure
6 (EPSILTm).
CspAmy2-v5 and CspAmy2-v6 demonstrated superior thermostability compared to
the parent
enzyme and other tested enzymes.
Example 6
Generation of Bacillus strains expressing CspAmy2 combinatorial variants
A. Design of combinatorial variants
[00392] Synthetic DNA encoding CspAmy2-v1 variants having various combinations
of
substitutions at positions N126, Y150, F153, L171, T180, E187, 1203, and S241
(referring to
SEQ ID NO: 1) were constructed by GeneArt and delivered as plasmids
transformed in a B.
subtilis host, as described for CspAmy2-v5 and CspAmy2-v6 in Example 2. With
single
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substitutions at each of eight sites, 256 combinations were possible. The
specific substitutions
N126Y, Y150H, F153W, L171N, T180H, E187P, 1203Y, and S241Q, were selected, and
ten of
the possible combinations were made and tested. The names of the variants, and
the amino acid
residues present at each of the eight positions, is shown in Table 2. For
clarity, the full names of
the variants in the Table are CspAmy2-C16A - CspAmy2-C16J. In some table and
figure the
names of the variants are abbreviated but always clear from the description.
Further variants of
CspAmy2-v1 additionally having the mutations E187P or S241Q were made, and
designated
CspAmy2-v1-E187P or CspAmy2-v1-S241Q, respectively.
Table 2: Combinations of mutations tested
Name N126 Y150 F153 L171 T180 E187 1203 S241
C16A Y Y F L T P Y S
C16B Y Y F L T E Y Q
C16C Y Y W L T P Y S
C16D Y Y W L T E Y Q
C16E Y Y W L H P Y S
C16F Y Y W L H E Y Q
C16G Y H W N T P Y S
C16H Y H W N T E Y Q
C16I Y H W N H P Y S
C16J Y H W N H E Y Q
B. Construction of Bacillus strains expressing CspAmy2 combinatorial variants
[00393] The pHPLT02-CspAmy2-v1 plasmid DNA (encoding CspAmy2-v1, see Example
2)
served as template to produce the additional combinatorial libraries at pre-
selected sites in the
mature region. The pHPLT02 expression vector was derived from the pHPLT
vector. The
pHPLT expression vector contains the B. licheniformis LAT promoter (Plat) and
additional
elements from pUB110 (McKenzie et al. (1986) Plasmid, 15: 93-103) including a
replicase gene
(reppUB), a neomycin/kanamycin resistance gene (neo) and a bleomycin
resistance marker
(bleo). GeneArt AG (Regensburg, Germany) created combinatorial libraries at
the positions
described using their standard protocols. The corresponding codons for each
site of interest
were substituted with codons for at least one non-wild-type amino acid. The
codon-
mutagenized pHPLT02-CspAmy2-v1 mixes were used to transform competent B.
subtilis cells
as known in the art (WO 2002/014490) to generate the CspAmy2-v1 combinatorial
libraries.
Transformation mixes were plated on Heart Infusion (HI) agar plates containing
10 mg/L
neomycin sulfate. For each library, single bacterial colonies were picked and
grown in TSB
(tryptone and soy-based broth) liquid medium with 10 mg/ml neomycin selection
for subsequent
DNA isolation and gene sequence analysis. Variants were generated and
identified as members
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of this combinatorial library. Selective growth of the variants was performed
in 96-well MTPs
at 37 C for 68 hours in MBD medium (enriched semi-defined medium based on MOPs
buffer,
with urea as major nitrogen source, glucose as the main carbon source, and
supplemented with
1% soytone for robust cell growth).
[00394] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-16A is shown, below, as SEQ
ID NO:
10:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRYQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFTGKAWDWPVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
[00395] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-16B is shown, below, as SEQ
ID NO:
11:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRYQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFTGKAWDWEVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF QF LKDWVDNARAAT GKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
[00396] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-16C is shown, below, as SEQ
ID NO:
12:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRYQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNWKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFTGKAWDWPVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
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[00397] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-16D is shown, below, as SEQ
ID NO:
13:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRYQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNWKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFTGKAWDWEVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF QF LKDWVDNARAAT GKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
[00398] The amino acid sequence of the mature CspAmy2-16E is shown, below, as
SEQ ID
NO: 14:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRYQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNWKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFHGKAWDWPVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
[00399] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-16F is shown, below, as SEQ
ID NO:
15:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRYQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNWKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFHGKAWDWEVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF QF LKDWVDNARAAT GKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
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[00400] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-16G is shown, below, as SEQ
ID NO:
16:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRYQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTHSNWKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSNSRIFKFTGKAWDWPVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
[00401] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-16H is shown, below, as SEQ
ID NO:
17:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRYQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTHSNWKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSNSRIFKFTGKAWDWEVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF QF LKDWVDNARAAT GKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
[00402] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-16I is shown, below, as SEQ
ID NO:
18:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRYQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTHSNWKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSNSRIFKFHGKAWDWPVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
[00403] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-16J is shown, below, as SEQ
ID NO:
19:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRYQE
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T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTHSNWKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSNSRIFKFHGKAWDWEVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF QF LKDWVDNARAAT GKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
[00404] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-v1-E187P is shown, below, as
SEQ
ID NO: 20:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRNQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFTGKAWDWPVS SENGN
YDYLMYAD I DYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
[00405] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-v1-5241Q is shown, below, as
SEQ
ID NO: 21:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRNQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFTGKAWDWEVS SENGN
YDYLMYAD I DYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF QF LKDWVDNARAAT GKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNGGSVSVWVQQ
Example 7
Thermostability assessment of CspAmy2 variants
[00406] Combination variants CspAmy2-C16A - CspAmy2-C16J from Example 5 (i.e.,
"C16A" - "C16G" or "16A - 16G," respectively) were tested for thermal
stability under the
following conditions:
1. 50 mM potassium acetate, pH 5.7, 0.125 mM CaC12, 2.2 mM NaC1, 85 C.
2. 50 mM potassium acetate, pH 5.0, 0.125 mM CaC12, 2.2 mM NaC1, 70 C.
3. 50 mM potassium acetate, pH 4.5, 0.125 mM CaC12, 2.2 mM NaC1, 65 C.
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[00407] Stock solutions of each variant were prepared by diluting purified
variants to a final
protein concentration of 1 mg/mL in milli-Q water, then each variant was
further diluted (200-
fold) in each of the above buffers (final enzyme dose is 5 lug/mL). The
diluted enzyme solutions
were pre-heated to appropriate temperature for two minutes and then cooled on
ice to disrupt
any protein aggregates. 50 [t.L of each enzyme solution was transferred to 0.2
mL PCR strip
tubes, which were heated to the appropriate temperature (based on buffer pH)
and allowed to
incubate over a two-hour period. The samples were then placed in an ice-water
bath to end the
heat-stress period.
[00408] Once all time points were collected for each buffer, residual activity
was determined
using the Ceralpha assay, as described in Example 1. Two independent
inactivation time-course
experiments were performed for each variant. Plots of residual activity vs.
time were modeled
with a single exponential decay equation to determine a rate constant (k) for
decay. The half-life
of decay was defined as ln(2)/k. These experiments were performed in duplicate
for each
variant.
[00409] The performance index (PI) for each variant was defined as the ratio
of the variant
half-life to the half-life of a reference parent molecule. For variants C16A,
C16C, C16E, C16G,
and C16I, the reference molecule was CspAmy2-v1-E187P. For variants C16B,
C16D, C16F,
C16H, and C16J, the reference molecule was CspAmy2-v1-5241Q. The relative half-
lives and
performance indexes are shown in the Table in Figure 7. Other experiments
demonstrated that
the stability of C16D was similar to that of STAINZYME , while the stability
of C16F was
greater than that of STAINZYME (not shown). The relative performance of the
combination
variants at pH 4.5 and 65 C, pH 5.0 at 70 C, and pH 5.7 ay 85 C, is shown
graphically in
Figures 8-10, respectively. All C16A-J variants were more stable than their
respective parent
molecules.
Example 8
Viscosity reduction using CspAmy2 variants
[00410] Combination variants CspAmy2-C16A - CspAmy2-C16J from Example 5 were
tested for their ability to reduce the viscosity of a starch solution, as a
measure of starch
hydrolysis activity. Viscosity experiments were performed using a Rapid Visco
Analyser
(Newport Scientific; herein "RVA") with 38 mm x 68 mm plain washed cans (Part
No.
AA0384001) and a double-skirted paddle (Part No. NS101783). Data acquisition
and analysis
was performed with Thermocline for Windows (version 3.11; (Newport
Scientific)).
Immediately before each run, 33 g of 25% dry solids (ds) corn flour slurry was
prepared in an
RVA can as follows: 9.17 g corn flour (11.8% moisture content) was weighed out
on an
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analytical balance and mixed with 23.83 g deionized water. Sample pH was
adjusted with
0.0828 ml 1N sulfuric acid (for pH 5.8) or 0.285 ml 1N sulfuric acid (for pH
5.0). Enzyme was
added at appropriate dose, and the can was placed in the viscometer. All runs
were 10 minutes
in length, with a temperature ramp to 85 C over 80 seconds followed by a
temperature hold at
85 C for the remainder of the run. Each enzyme was assessed at three doses.
Dose responses
were calculated for two parts of the viscosity curve. Peak viscosity is
defined as the maximum
viscosity reached during the experiment, and final viscosity is defined as the
viscosity reading at
the end of the experiment. Because viscosity has a reciprocal relationship
with enzyme dose,
dose response curves were linearized by plotting 1/viscosity (also called
fluidity) vs. enzyme
dose. Slopes of these curves were used as a quantitative measure of the
specific activity of each
variant. The performance index (PI) for each variant is defined as the ratio
of the variant
specific activity to the specific activity of a reference parent molecule. For
variants CspAmy2-
C16A, CspAmy2-C16C, CspAmy2-C16E, CspAmy2-C16G, and CspAmy2-C161, the
reference
is CspAmy2-v1-E187P. For variants CspAmy2-C16B, CspAmy2-C16D, CspAmy2-C16F,
CspAmy2-C16H, and CspAmy2-C16J, the reference is CspAmy2-v1-5241Q. Viscosity
reduction performance is shown in Tables 3 and 4.
Table 3: Improvements in viscosity reduction at pH 5.8
Peak Final
Fluidity/mg Peak PI Fluidity/mg Final PI
enzyme enzyme
C16A 0.0044 1.10 0.17 1.99
C16B 0.0047 1.18 0.17 1.47
C16C 0.0048 1.20 0.17 1.96
C16D 0.0049 1.22 0.18 1.53
C16E 0.0043 1.08 0.18 2.12
C16F 0.0044 1.10 0.18 1.56
C16G 0.0051 1.28 0.17 1.99
C16H 0.0045 1.11 0.17 1.44
C161 0.0047 1.19 0.19 2.16
C16J 0.0050 1.25 0.19 1.65
E187P 0.0040 1.00 0.09 1.00
S241Q 0.0040 1.00 0.12 1.00
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Table 4: Improvements in viscosity reduction at pH 5.0
Peak Final
Fluidity/mg Peak PI Fluidity/mg Final PI
enzyme enzyme
C16A 0.0180 1.27 0.17 1.96
C16B 0.0065 1.27 0.14 1.80
C16C 0.0061 1.24 0.19 2.08
C16D 0.0062 1.20 0.16 1.97
C16E 0.0065 1.33 0.19 2.16
C16F 0.0061 1.18 0.17 2.16
C16G 0.0072 1.46 0.19 2.10
C16H 0.0063 1.23 0.16 1.98
C161 0.0067 1.35 0.20 2.23
C16J 0.0069 1.35 0.19 2.36
E187P 0.0049 1.00 0.09 1.00
S241Q 0.0051 1.00 0.08 1.00
EXAMPLE 9
Cleaning performance and detergent stability of CspAmy2 variants
A. Cleaning performance of CspAmy2 variants
[00411] The cleaning performance of combination variants CspAmy2-C16A -
CspAmy2-
C16J from Example 5 was analyzed in a microswatch cleaning assay using CFT CS-
28 rice
starch on cotton swatches. The assay was performed using culture supernatants.
Protein
concentration for the supernatants was quantified using HPLC. The equipment
used for this
assay included a Biomek FX Robot (Beckman Coulter), a SpectraMAX MTP Reader
(type 340-
Molecular Devices) and iEMS incubator/shaker (Thermo Scientific). The reagent
and solutions
used were:
1) CS-28 Microswatches (rice starch, colored);
2) 10 mM HEPES, 2 mM CaC12, 0.005% TWEEN 80 buffer, pH 8.0, conductivity
lmS/cm;
3) 50 mM MOPS pH7.15, 0.005% TWEEN 80.
[00412] CS-28 microswatches of 5.5 mm circular diameter were provided by the
Center for
Testmaterials (CFT, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands). Two microswatches were
placed in each
well of a 96-well Corning 9017 flat bottomed polystyrene MTP. The culture
supernatants were
diluted twenty- fold in 50 mM MOPS pH7.15, 0.005% TWEEN 80.
[00413] The incubator/shaker was set at 25 C (ambient temperature). 178.5 [t.L
of HEPES
buffer, respectively, was added to each well of microswatch containing MTP and
subsequently
1.5 [t.L of diluted enzyme solution was added to each well resulting in a
total volume of 180
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The MTP was sealed with a plate seal and placed in the iEMS incubator/shaker
and
incubated for 15 minutes at 1150 rpm at 25 C. Following incubation under the
appropriate
conditions, 100 [IL of solution from each well was transferred to a new MTP,
and the
absorbance at 488 nm was measured using a MTP-spectrophotometer. Controls
containing two
microswatches and buffer but no enzyme were included for subtraction of
background cleaning
performance.
[00414] Each absorbance value was corrected by subtracting the blank (obtained
after
incubation of microswatches in the absence of enzyme), and the resulting
absorbance provided a
measure of the hydrolytic activity. A performance index (PI) was calculated
for each sample
compared to CspAmy2-v1, assuming a linear response in the range of the assay
used. The
results are shown in Table 4.1.
B. Detergent stability of CspAmy2 variants
[00415] The detergent stability of the additional CspAmy2 variants was
determined by
measuring their activity after incubation under defined conditions, in the
presence of a 10%
detergent mixture (commercially purchased Persil Color Gel detergent, Henkel
(Diisseldorf,
Germany), purchased in 2011). The detergent was heat-inactivated before use,
and the initial
and residual amylase activities were determined using the Ceralpha a-amylase
assay. The
equipment used for this assay included a Biomek FX Robot (Beckman Coulter); a
SpectraMAX
MTP Reader (type 340-Molecular Devices), a Tetrad2DNA Engine PCR machine
(Biorad), and
iEMS incubator/shaker (Thermo Scientific). The reagent solutions used were as
follows:
1) p-nitrophenyl maltoheptaoside (BPNPG7) substrate (Megazyme Ceralpha HR
kit):
2) Liquid detergent (Persil color gel, enzyme inactivated by heating for 4 hrs
at 90 C);
3) 50 mM MOPS, 0.1 mM CaC12, 0.005% TWEEN 80 buffer, pH 7 (dilution buffer);
4) 10% detergent solution diluted in dilution buffer;
5) 200 mM Boric acid / NaOH buffer, pH 10 (STOP buffer)
6) Amylase culture supernatants diluted eight fold in 50 mM MOPS pH7.15, 0.1
mM
CaC12 containing 0-100 [t.g/mL protein
[00416] 80 [IL of a 10% detergent solution was added to a 96-well PCR plate
and mixed with
20 [IL of the diluted culture supernatant. A sample from the PCR plate was
diluted 10X in
dilution buffer and a 5 [IL aliquot of this dilution was used to determine
initial amylase activity.
The PCR plate was incubated in a Tetrad PCR block at 80.5 C for 5 minutes.
After incubation,
detergent-enzyme mix was diluted 10X in dilution buffer and residual activity
was measured.
Initial (t
and residual (t
.-residual) amylase activity was determined in triplicate by the Ceralpha
a-amylase assay using 5 [IL samples.
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[00417] For each variant, the ratio of the residual and initial amylase
activities was used to
calculate the detergent stability as follows: Detergent stability = [tresidual
value] / value].
For each sample (variants) the performance index (PI) was calculated. The
performance index
for detergent stability is determined by comparing the detergent stability of
the variant enzyme
with that of the similarly treated CspAmy2-v1 enzyme. The results are shown in
Table 5.
Table 5. Cleaning performance and stability of CspAmy2 variants
Performance Index
Variant Cleaning Stability
CspAmy2-v1 1 1
CspAmy2-C16B 1.02 2.51
CspAmy2-C16D 1.32 2.37
CspAmy2-C16F 1.25 2.41
CspAmy2-C16H 1.2 1.17
CspAmy2-C16J 1.06 0.83
EXAMPLE 10
Generation of Bacillus strains expressing CspAmy2 combinatorial variants
A. Design of combinatorial variants
[00418] Synthetic DNA encoding two additional CspAmy2 variants were
constructed by
GeneArt and delivered as plasmids transformed in a B. subtilis host, as
described for CspAmy2-
v5 and CspAmy2¨v6 in Example 2. CspAmy2 v171 is a variant of CspAmy2 having
the
mutations T180D, E187P, 1203Y, G476K, and lacking R178 and G179. CspAmy2 v172
is a
variant of CspAmy2 having the mutations N126Y, T180D, E187P, 1203Y, G476K, and
lacking
R178 and G179.
[00419] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-v171 is shown, below, as SEQ
ID
NO: 22:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRNQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFDGKAWDWPVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNKGSVSVWVQQ
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[00420] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-v172 is shown, below, as SEQ
ID
NO: 23:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPYDLYDL
GEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAVEVNP SNRYQE
T SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKFDGKAWDWPVS SENGN
YDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEM
FTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAAS TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKA
VTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TRSGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK I
EPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTREGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE I
WYDL TGNRIDK I T I GSDGYATFPVNKGSVSVWVQQ
Example 11
Thermostability Assessment of CspAmy2 combinatorial variants
[00421] The cleaning detergent stability of purified CspAmy2-v171 and CspAmy2-
v172 was
compared to that of CspAmy2-v5, and ACE-QK, as described in Example 5. The
results are
shown in Figure 11. The stability of CspAmy2-v172 was greater than all other
tested enzymes.
Example 12
Cleaning benefit of a CspAmy2 combinatorial variant in hand dishwashing
[00422] The cleaning benefit of a CspAmy2 variant was compared to that of a
commercially-
available a-amylase [STAINZYME (Novozymes A/S)] in a hand dishwashing
application. In
an assay intended to simulate hand washing, 0.01 % (wt/wt) active enzyme
(CspAmy2-v6,
STAINZYME , or no enzyme as a control) was added to European Dreft laundry
detergent (1
g/L in water; Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) and incubated in the
presence of DM77
starch monitor (i.e., ADW melamine tiles from Center for Test Materials CFT BV
in
Vlaardingen, the Netherlands) at 40 C with agitation in Laundr-o-meter. The
results are shown
in Figure 12. CspAmy2-v5 was far superior to STAINZYME in cleaning
performance in
terms of the rate of cleaning observed and the end point reached. Importantly,
the rate of
cleaning achieved by CspAmy2-v5 was so rapid that benefits were observed
within a period of
time relevant to hand dishwahing applications (i.e., about 30 seconds). These
results indicate
that CspAmy2 variants have potential as additives for hand dishwashing
compositions.
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Example 13
Cleaning benefit of a CspAmy2 combinatorial variant in automatic dishwashing
[00423] The cleaning benefit of a CspAmy2 variant was compared to that of two
benchmark
a-amylases (i.e., STAINZYME and POWERASE ) in an automatic dishwashing (ADW)
application. The cleaning assays were performed in a standard Miele 6382
dishwasher using a
normal cycle (50 C and 60 minutes) with water having a hardness of 21 GH and
37.5 FH. 20 g
of ADW powder detergent was used for each dishwashing cycle. The detergent was
either WfK
Type B or Type C (Testgewebe GmbH, Briiggen, Deutschland), which are described
in Tables A
and B, respectively of Figure 13.
[00424] The test samples were either pasta or mixed-starch stained dishes. The
pasta samples
were prepared by mixing 150 g of strained pasta cooked in 17 GH water with 200
mL distilled
water in a blender for 5 minutes to obtain a chewing gum-like suspension.
About 3 g of the
suspension was brushed onto the surface of each dish to be incuded in the
cleaning assay,
allowed to dry for for 24 hours, baked onto the dishes at 120 C for 2 hours,
and allowed to cool.
Cleaning performance was evaluated by adding iodine to the washed dishes and
using a photo
scale rating of 1-10. The mixed starch samples were prepared by mixing 26 g
each of potato,
corn, rice, and wheat starch in about 4 L g 16 GH water and heating to 95 C
for 10 minutes.
After cooling to room temperature, about 30 mL of the mixture was applied to
the surface of
each dish to be incuded in the cleaning assay, allowed to dry on the surface
of the dishes for 48
hours at room temperature, baked onto the dishes at 80 C for 1 hour, and
allowed to cool.
Cleaning performance was determined by weighing the dishes before and after
the cleaning
assay to determine the amount of starch removed.
[00425] Figures 14 and 15 show the cleaning performace of CspAmy2-v6 (squares)
compared
to POWERASE (diamonds), dosed at 0, 1, 2, 4, or 8 ppm in about 2.5 cents/kg
(ct/kg) WfK B
detergent against the mixed starch stain (Figure 14) and the pasta stain
(Figure 15). CspAmy2-
v6 clearly outperformed POWERASE , particularly against the mixed starch
stain. Figures 16
and 17 show the cleaning performace of CspAmy2-v6 (squares) compared to
STAINZYME
(circles), dosed at 0, 1, 2, 4, or 8 ppm in about 2.5 ct/kg WfK B detergent
against the mixed
starch stain (Figure 16) and the pasta stain (Figure 17). CspAmy2-v6 clearly
outperformed
STAINZYME , especially at low doses. Figures 18 and 19 show the cleaning
performace of
CspAmy2-v6 (squares) compared to POWERASE (diamonds), dosed at 0, 1, 2, 4,
or 8 ppm in
about 2.5 ct/kg WfK C detergent against the mixed starch stain (Figure 18) and
the pasta stain
(Figure 19). CspAmy2-v6 clearly outperformed POWERASE against both stains.
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Example 14
Site evaluation library screen of C18P and identification of activity-
enhancing mutations
[00426] Site evaluation libraries (SELs) were constructed and screened at 283
of 485
positions in variant CspAmy2-C18P (i.e., CspAmy2 with the mutations N126Y,
F153W,
T180D, 1203Y, and 5241Q, and lacking R178 and G179 (referring to SEQ ID NO: 1
for
numbering) to identify additional variants with enhanced activity on one or
more of the
following substrates: corn amylopectin, swelled corn starch, granular corn
starch, and corn
starch-stained microswatches. Mutations were discovered throughout the
molecule that
improved activity. A subset of these variants was re-tested at different dose
responses to
confirm enhanced activity.
[00427] The amino acid sequence of the mature CspAmy2-C18P amylase polypeptide
is
shown, below, as SEQ ID NO: 24 (the substitutions are underlined):
AATNGTMMQY FEWYVPNDGQ QWNRLRTDAP YLSSVGITAV WTPPAYKGTS
QADVGYGPYD LYDLGEFNQK GTVRTKYGTK GELKSAVNTL HSNGIQVYGD
VVMNHKAGAD YTENVTAVEV NPSNRYQETS GEYNIQAWTG FNFPGRGTTY
_
SNWKWQWFHF DGTDWDQSRS LSRIFKFDGK AWDWEVSSEN GNYDYLMYAD
_ _
YDYDHPDVVN EMKKWGVWYA NEVGLDGYRL DAVKHIKFQF LKDWVDNARA
_
ATGKEMFTVG EYWQNDLGAL NNYLAKVNYN QSLFDAPLHY NFYAASTGGG
YYDMRNILNN TLVASNPTKA VTLVENHDTQ PGQSLESTVQ PWFKPLAYAF
ILTRSGGYPS VFYGDMYGTK GTTTREIPAL KSKIEPLLKA RKDYAYGTQR
DYIDNPDVIG WTREGDSTKA KSGLATVITD GPGGSKRMYV GTSNAGEIWY
DLTGNRTDKI TIGSDGYATF PVNGGSVSVW VQQ
Corn amylopectin assay
[00428] Hydrolysis of soluble corn amylopectin was used to measure specific
activity of
amylase variants. Activity was measured as reducing ends generated by the
enzymatic
hydrolysis of amylopectin polymers as quantified using a bicinchoninic acid
(BCA) assay. The
equipment used for the assay included a Biomek FX Robot (Beckman Coulter), a
SpectraMAX
MTP Reader (type 340-Molecular Devices), and a Tetrad2DNA Engine PCR machine
(Biorad).
[00429] Purified corn amylopectin (MP Biomedicals, LLC, cat. # 195048) was
solubilized by
boiling for 5 minutes while stirring as a 1.5% (w/w) suspension in water. The
material was
allowed to cool to room temperature and water and concentrated stock solutions
were added to
obtain a final amylopectin substrate with 1.25% (w/w) amylopectin, 6.25 ppm
calcium, 62.5
ppm sodium, 62.5 mM potassium acetate (pH 5.0), and 0.005% (v/v) Tween 80.
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[00430] 40 pi of the amylopectin substrate was added to 3 PCR microtiter
plates. 10 pi of
culture supernatant diluted 1:2000 in water/0.005% tween 80 was added to
plates followed by
through mixing by up and down pipetting. The plates were sealed and placed at
70 C for 5
minutes followed by a ramp down to 25 C. Amylopectin hydrolysis was terminated
by
immediate addition/mixing of 101AL 0.5 N NaOH.
[00431] The starch hydrolysis reaction products were analyzed by the BCA
assay. Briefly, a
reagent provided in a commercial kit (Pierce Chemical, cat. no. 23225) was
prepared as per
manufacturer's instructions. 90 pi was aliquoted to PCR plates followed by 10
pi of the
terminated enzyme reaction described above. After through mixing of components
the plates
were sealed and placed in a thermocycler, programmed for 3 minutes at 95 C to
develop color,
and then cooled to 30 C. Samples of 701AL of the developed BCA reaction
mixtures were
transferred to a fresh plate and absorbance was measured at 562 nm in a
spectrophotometer.
Data acquired for three replicate plates were averaged.
Corn starch assay
[00432] Cargill Corn Starch material (flour or starch) was washed extensively
with MilliQ
water by repeated suspension and centrifugation prior to use in the assay. The
washed corn
starch was suspended in MilliQ water containing 0.005% sodium azide to obtain
20% (w/w)
stock solutions, which were further diluted with a 20X stock buffer solution
to 10.9% w/v corn
flour and corn starch solutions (final buffer concentration of 55 mM KOAc, pH
5).
[00433] 55 1AL of the diluted corn flour or corn starch substrates were added
to PCR
microtiter plates along with 5 1AL of 1:10 diluted enzyme samples using a
bubble paddle
reservoir. The plates were sealed and placed at 86 C for 5 minutes followed by
a ramp down to
45 C. The starch hydrolysis reaction was terminated by addition of 701AL 0.1 N
NaOH. The
plates were sealed and centrifuged for 3 minutes at 1,610 RCF. The starch
hydrolysis reaction
products were analyzed by the BCA assay as described above.
Swelled corn starch (SCS) assay
[00434] The SCS assay measures alpha-amylase activity on hydrated but intact
("swelled")
starch granules. The overall number of enzymatic turnovers is assessed using
the BCA reducing
sugar assay, while the tendency of the enzyme to release large starch
fragments into solution is
assessed using iodine staining.
[00435] 2% (w/w) swelled corn starch substrate was prepared by suspending 2 g
of corn
starch (Cargill Farms Organic Corn Starch) in 90 g of MilliQ water and heating
in a submerged
water bath set to 80 C for 1 hour with regular swirling. After overnight
cooling at room
temperature, the volume was brought up to 100 mL with the addition of
potassium acetate
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buffer, calcium chloride, sodium chloride and Tween-80 to give final
concentrations of 50 mM
KOAc (pH5.5), 0.125 mM CaC12, 2 mM NaC1, and 0.005% Tween-80.
[00436] 55 [t.L of swelled corn starch substrate was dispensed into NUNC V-
bottom
polystyrene microtiter plates using a bubble paddle reservoir. The reaction
was initiated by
adding 5 [t.L of 12x enzyme solution to the plate to give a final enzyme
concentration of ¨0.03
ppm in reaction. The reaction plate was sealed with a Nunc seal and
immediately placed in an
iEMS incubator. Incubation occurred for 10 min at 25 C, or for 4 min at 60 C,
while shaking at
1,150 RPM. After incubation, the reaction was terminated with the addition of
70 [t.L of 0.1 N
NaOH. The plates were sealed and spun for 3 min at 3,000 RPM. Swelled corn
starch reactions
were done as a single plate, but assayed in triplicate for subsequent Iodine
and BCA assays.
[00437] The BCA assay is described above. For the iodine reaction, 95 [t.L of
Lugol's reagent
(freshly diluted by 12-fold in water; Sigma-Aldrich L6146-1L) was added to 96-
well Costar
9017 microtiter plates. 5 [t.L of supernatant sample was added to the plates
and mixed six times
by pipetting up and down. The plates were then shaken on a table top
microtiter plate mixer for
1 minute at speed 6-7. Absorbance was read at 530 nm using a SpectraMax M5
spectrophotometer.
CS-26 corn starch microswatch assay
[00438] The assays were performed as described, above, except that 170 pi of
potassium
acetate buffer was added to each well of microswatch-containing MTP and
subsequently 101AL
of diluted enzyme solution was added to each well resulting in a total volume
of 1801AL/well.
The MTP was sealed and incubated for 20 minutes at 1,150 rpm at 25 C.
Viscosity analysis
[00439] Viscosity experiments were performed using a Rapid Visco Analyser
(Newport
Scientific) with 38 mm x 68 mm plain washed cans (Part No. AA0384001) and a
double-skirted
paddle (Part no. N5101783). Data acquisition and analysis was performed with
Thermocline for
Windows (version 3.11). Immediately before each run, 33 g of 25% dry solids
(ds) corn flour
slurry was prepared in an RVA can as follows: 9.17 g corn flour (11.8%
moisture content) was
weighed out on an analytical balance and mixed with 23.83 g deionized water.
The sample pH
was adjusted with 0.0828 mL 1N sulfuric acid (for pH 5.7) or 0.285 mL 1N
sulfuric acid (for pH
5.2). Enzyme was added at appropriate dose, and the can was placed in the
viscometer. All runs
were 10 minutes in length, with a temperature ramp to 85 C or 95 C over 80
seconds followed
by a temperature hold at 85 C or 95 C for the remainder of the run.
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Initial screening results
[00440] Mutations resulting in variants with expression greater than 250 ug/mL
and at least
110% of the performance of CspAmy2-C18P in any one of the indicated assays in
each assay
were classified as performance-enhancing mutations. CspAmy2-C18P SEL variants
with
mutations at positions 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 37, 38,
39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 48, 49,
50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 58, 61, 62, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85,
87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 94, 95,
96, 97, 98, 101, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 122, 123,
124, 126, 127, 129,
130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 140, 142, 143, 144, 147, 148, 149,
150, 151, 152, 153,
154, 155, 156, 158, 159, 165, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 175, 176, 177, 180,
181, 182, 187, 190,
191, 193, 199, 200, 201, 203, 206, 208, 210, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 219,
221, 223, 225, 226,
227, 235, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 252,
253, 254, 256, 257,
258, 260, 261, 262, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 273, 276, 277, 279, 280,
282, 284, 285, 286,
288, 296, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 307, 308, 310, 311, 312, 313, 316,
317, 318, 320, 321,
325, 327, 335, 338, 342, 348, 349, 352, 356, 357, 360, 362, 363, 368, 369,
377, 381, 382, 383,
384, 385, 388, 390, 392, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404,
405, 407, 408, 410,
414, 415, 416, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 426, 428, 429, 430, 431,
434, 435, 436, 439,
441, 442, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 454, 455, 457, 460, 461,
462, 463, 464, 465,
466, 467, 469, 470, 471, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, and
484 met this
criteria. Specific performance-enhancing mutations included T6A, T6D, T6E,
T6G, T6K, T6M,
T6N, T6Q, T65, M7A, M7V, M8C, M8F, M8I, M8L, M8Y, F11V, Y14A, Y141, Y14Q,
Y14T,
Y14V, V15C, V15D, V151, V15N, V15T, Q20A, Q20C, Q20D, Q20H, Q20K, Q20M, Q2ON,
Q20R, Q205, Q20Y, Q21F, Q21W, N23A, N23C, N23D, N23E, N23H, N23K, N23Q, N23R,
N235, N23T, N23V, R26C, R26E, R26G, R26K, R26M, R265, R26T, T27A, T27C, T27D,
T27E, T27F, T27H, T27I, T27K, T27L, T27M, T27N, T27Q, T27R, T275, T27V, T27Y,
D28A,
D28C, D28T, I37F, I37V, T38D, T38N, A39L, V40A, V40C, V40D, V40G, V4OH, V40I,
V40K, V40M, V40P, V40Q, V4OR, V405, V40T, V4OW, V40Y, T42A, T42C, T42I, T42M,
T42V, A45C, A45G, Y46F, G48A, T49I, 550A, 550C, S50E, 550G, 550K, 550M, 550N,
550Q,
550R, 550T, 550Y, Q51C, Q51D, Q51E, Q515, Q51V, A52C, A52D, A52E, A52F, A52G,
A52H, A52K, A52L, A52M, A52R, A525, A52T, A52V, A52Y, D53E, V54N, V54T, P58A,
P58C, P58H, P58I, P585, P58T, P58V, L61M, L61V, Y62A, Y62C, Y62D, Y62F, Y62G,
Y62H, Y62I, Y62K, Y62L, Y62M, Y62N, Y62P, Y62Q, Y62R, Y625, Y62V, N68C, N68D,
N68E, N68F, N68H, N68L, N68P, N68Q, N68R, N685, N68V, N68W, N68Y, K7OR, G71A,
G71C, G71D, G71E, G71K, G71R, G715, T72G, T725, V735, T79F, T79I, T79L, T79M,
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T79N, T79S, T79Y, K80A, K80C, K80D, K80F, K80H, K801, K80M, K80N, K80Q, K80R,
K80S, K80T, K80V, K80Y, G81A, G81D, G81E, G81F, G81H, G811, G81K, G81N, G81P,
G81R, G81S, G81T, E82A, E82D, E82M, E82Q, K84A, K84C, K84E, K841, K84Q, K84R,
K84S, K84T, K84Y, S85A, S85C, S85D, S85E, S85G, S85H, S851, S85L, S85M, S85N,
S85Q,
S85R, S85T, S85V, S85Y, V871, V87T, N88C, N88D, N88E, N88G, N88H, N881, N88K,
N88L, N88M, N88Q, N88R, N88S, N88T, N88V, N88W, N88Y, T89A, T89D, T89E, T89F,
T89H, T891, T89K, T89L, T89M, T89N, T89Q, T89R, T89S, T89Y, S92A, S92C, S92D,
S92E,
S92F, S92G, S92H, S92L, S92M, S92N, S92Q, S92R, S92T, S92W, S92Y, N93A, N93C,
N93E, N93F, N93H, N931, N93K, N93L, N93Q, N93S, N93T, N93Y, G94A, G94C, G94N,
I95M, Q96A, Q96E, Q96H, Q961, Q96K, Q96L, Q96M, Q96N, Q96R, Q96V, Q96Y, V971,
V97T, Y98F, Y981, Y98L, Y98V, V101C, V101T, G108A, G108S, Y111D, Y111E, Y111L,
Y111N, Y111S, Y111T, Y111V, T112A, T112F, T112H, T1121, T112K, T112L, T112M,
T112N, T112P, T112R, T112V, T112W, El 13D, El 13N, El 13Q, El 13T, N114A,
N114C,
N114D, N114E, N114F, N114G, N114H, N114I, N114L, N114P, N114Q, N114R, N114S,
N114T, N114V, N114W, N114Y, V115A, V115I, T116A, T116C, T116D, T116G, T116H,
T116I, T116K, T116N, T116P, T116Q, T116R, T116S, A117C, A117I, Al 17S, A117V,
V118A, V118C, V118E, V118F, V118H, V118I, V118L, V118M, V118N, V118Q, V118R,
V118S, V118W, V118Y, V120A, V120C, V1201, V120M, V120T, P122A, P122D, P122E,
P122G, P122H, P122N, P122R, P122S, P122T, P122W, S123A, S123C, S123G, S123K,
S123L,
N124A, N124D, N124F, N124G, N124L, N124R, N124S, N124V, Y126A, Y126C, Y126D,
Y126E, Y126G, Y126H, Y1261, Y126K, Y126L, Y126M, Y126N, Y126Q, Y126R, Y126S,
Y126T, Y126V, Y126W, Q127A, Q127C, Q127D, Q127E, Q127F, Q127H, Q1271, Q127K,
Q127L, Q127M, Q127N, Q127R, Q127S, Q127T, Q127V, Q127W, Q127Y, T129A, T129C,
T129D, T129E, T129F, T129G, T1291, T129K, T129L, T129M, T129N, T129Q, T129R,
T129S, T129V, T129W, T129Y, S130A, S130G, S130I, S130K, S130L, S130M, S130N,
S130P, S130R, S130T, S130V, S130W, G131A, G131C, G131D, G131F, G131H, G1311,
G131K, G131L, G131M, G131P, G131Q, G131V, G131W, G131Y, E132A, E132C, E132D,
E132F, E132G, E132H, E1321, E132K, E132L, E132M, E132N, E132P, E132Q, E132R,
E132V, E132W, Y133A, Y133D, Y133E, Y133G, Y133K, Y133L, Y133M, Y133R, Y133S,
Y133T, Y133W, N134A, N134D, N134F, N134G, N134H, N1341, N134K, N134L, N134M,
N134R, N134S, N134V, N134W, N134Y, Q136A, Q136C, Q136D, Q136E, Q136F, Q136H,
Q136K, Q136L, Q136M, Q136N, Q136R, Q1365, Q136T, Q136V, Q136W, Q136Y, A1375,
A137T, A137V, W138F, W138Y, G140A, G140M, N142F, N142K, N142L, N142M, N142P,
N142V, N142W, N142Y, F143H, F143Y, P144C, P144D, P144E, P144G, P144H, P1441,
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P144K, P144L, P144M, P144N, P144Q, P144S, P144T, P144Y, G147A, G147C, G147H,
G147K, G147L, G147M, G147N, G147Q, G147R, T148A, T148D, T148E, T148F, T1481,
T148K, T148L, T148R, T148S, T148V, T148W, T149A, T149C, T149D, T149E, T149F,
T149H, T149K, T149L, T149M, T149N, T149Q, T149V, T149W, T149Y, Y150H, S151A,
S151E, S151F, S151H, S1511, S151K, S151L, S151M, S151Q, S151R, S151V, N152A,
N152C,
N152D, N152E, N152G, N152H, N152K, N152M, N152P, N152Q, N152R, N152S, N152T,
W153F, W153H, W153Q, W153R, W153T, W153Y, K154A, K154C, K154D, K154E, K154G,
K1541, K154L, K154M, K154N, K154R, K154T, K154Y, W155P, Q156A, Q156D, Q156E,
Q156F, Q156G, Q156H, Q1561, Q156L, Q156M, Q156N, Q156R, Q156S, Q156Y, F158C,
F158D, F158K, F158L, F158M, F158N, F158P, F158Q, F158R, F158S, F158V, H159M,
H159Y, W165C, W165D, W165E, W165F, W165H, W1651, W165K, W165L, W165M,
W165Q, W165R, W165T, W165Y, Q167A, Q167D, Q167E, Q167G, Q167H, Q167K, Q167M,
Q167N, Q167P, Q167S, Q167T, Q167V, S168A, S168D, S168F, S168H, S1681, S168K,
S168M, S168N, S168Q, S168R, S168T, S168V, S168W, S168Y, S170A, S170C, S170D,
S170E, S170F, S170L, S170M, S170N, S170Q, S170R, S170T, L171A, L171C, L171F,
L171G,
L171H, L1711, L171N, L171Q, L171R, L171T, L171V, L171W, L171Y, S172A, S172D,
S172H, S172R, S172T, F175M, F175Y, K1761, K176T, F177L, F177V, F177W, D180A,
D180C, D180F, D180G, D180H, D1801, D180L, D180M, D180N, D180Q, D180R, D180S,
D180T, D180V, D180W, D180Y, G181A, G181C, G181D, G181E, G181F, G181H, G181K,
G181L, G181M, G181N, G181Q, G181R, G181S, G181T, G181V, G181Y, K182A, K182P,
E187D, E1871, E187K, E187M, E187N, E187P, E187R, E187S, E187T, E187V, E187Y,
S190A, S190C, S190D, S190F, S190L, S190N, S190P, S190Q, E191A, E191C, E191F,
E191G,
E191H, E1911, E191K, E191N, E191Q, E191R, E191S, E191T, E191W, E191Y, G193A,
G193C, G193D, G193E, G193F, G193H, G193K, G193L, G193M, G193N, G193Q, G193R,
G193S, G193T, G193V, G193W, M199L, Y200F, A201M, Y2031, Y203L, Y203V, D206A,
D206E, D206G, D206H, D206M, D206N, D206Q, D206R, D206S, D206T, P208A, P208E,
P208F, P2081, P208K, P208L, P208T, P208V, P208Y, V210A, V210E, V210H, V210K,
V210N, V210Q, V210R, V210S, V210T, V211A, V211E, V211H, V2111, V211Q, V211R,
N212E, N212F, N212G, N212L, N212M, N212R, N212V, M2141, M214L, K215C, K215E,
K215F, K215M, K215N, K215R, K215Y, K216F, V2191, V219T, Y221F, Y2211, Y221L,
N223C, N223E, N2231, N223K, N223Q, N223R, N223S, N223T, N223V, N223W, N223Y,
V225A, V2251, V225L, V225M, G226D, G226M, G226Q, G226R, G226S, L227F, L2271,
L227W, L227Y, V235A, 1238A, 1238L, 1238M, K239D, K239E, K239P, K239Q, K239R,
K239S, K239T, F240K, F240L, F240M, F240Q, F240R, Q241A, Q241C, Q241D, Q241E,
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Q241G, Q241H, Q241K, Q241L, Q241M, Q241N, Q241P, Q241R, Q241S, Q241T, Q241V,
Q241W, Q241Y, F242V, L243C, L243Y, D245A, D245C, D245E, D245G, D245L, D245M,
D245N, W246F, V2471, V247L, D248E, D248H, D248N, D248T, D248V, N249A, N249E,
N249G, N249H, N249Q, N249Y, A250M, A250S, A250V, A252C, A252D, A252E, A252G,
A252H, A2521, A252K, A252L, A252M, A252N, A252Q, A252S, A252V, A252W, A252Y,
A253E, A2531, A253K, A253L, A253M, A253Q, A253S, A253T, A253V, A253Y, T254F,
T254K, T254S, K256A, K256M, K256N, K256S, E257Q, E257S, M258L, T260A, T260C,
T260S, T260V, V2611, V261W, G262A, Q266A, Q266D, Q266E, Q266H, Q2661, Q266M,
Q266N, Q266S, Q266T, Q266V, Q266Y, N267H, N2671, N267Q, N267R, N267S, N267T,
N267V, N267Y, D268G, D268N, L269C, L269D, L2691, L269K, L269Q, L269S, L269T,
L269Y, G270A, G270D, G270E, G270F, G270H, G2701, G270L, G270M, G270Q, G270T,
G270V, G270Y, A271C, A271D, A271E, A271H, A271K, A271M, A271Q, A271R, A271S,
A271T, A271V, A271Y, N273C, N273G, N273H, N2731, N273K, N273R, L2761, L276M,
A277C, A277D, A277E, A277F, A277G, A2771, A277K, A277L, A277M, A277N, A277Q,
A277R, A277S, A277T, A277V, A277W, A277Y, V279C, V279T, N280A, N282S, N282T,
S284T, S284Y, L285A, L285C, L2851, L285V, F286M, A288C, A296C, A296D, A296E,
A296F, A296G, A296H, A2961, A296L, A296M, A296N, A296Q, A296R, A296S, A296V,
A296W, A296Y, T299A, T299D, T299E, T299F, T299G, T299K, T299L, T299M, T299R,
T299S, T299V, T299W, G300A, G300C, G300D, G300E, G300F, G300H, G300K, G300M,
G300Q, G300R, G300V, G300W, G301A, G301C, G301D, G301E, G301F, G301H, G301K,
G301L, G301M, G301Q, G301R, G301S, G301T, G301V, G301W, G301Y, G302S, Y303A,
Y303C, Y303D, Y303E, Y303F, Y303G, Y303H, Y3031, Y303K, Y303L, Y303M, Y303N,
Y303Q, Y303R, Y303S, Y303T, Y303V, Y303W, Y304F, Y304K, Y304W, R307A, R307C,
R307E, R307G, R307H, R307K, R307M, R307N, R307Q, R307S, R307T, N308C, N308D,
N308E, N308G, N308L, N308M, N308T, N308V, L310A, L310C, L310D, L310E, L310H,
L3101, L310M, L310P, L310W, L310Y, N311C, N311E, N311G, N311H, N311K, N311Q,
N311R, N311S, N311V, N311W, N311Y, N312D, N312F, N312G, N312H, N312K, N312Q,
N312R, T313A, T313S, A316D, A316E, A316G, A316H, A316K, A316Q, A316R, A316Y,
S317C, S317D, S317G, S317H, S317K, S317L, S317N, S317Q, S317R, S317T, S317W,
S317Y, N318A, N318C, N318F, N318G, N3181, N318K, N318L, N318M, N318Q, N318R,
N318S, N318T, N318V, N318W, T320A, T320C, T320D, T320E, T320G, T320H, T3201,
T320K, T320N, T320P, T320Q, T320R, T320V, T320W, T320Y, K321C, K321F, K321H,
K321N, K321S, K321Y, L325A, L325C, L325F, L3251, L325M, L325Q, L325V, E327D,
E327L, Q335C, Q335E, E338A, E338D, E338F, E338G, E338H, E3381, E338K, E338P,
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E338Q, E338R, E338T, E338V, E338Y, Q342A, Q342C, Q342G, Q342L, Q342M, Q342R,
Q342S, Q342T, Q342V, Q342W, L348A, L348C, L348H, L3481, L348M, L348Q, L348S,
L348T, A349G, A349R, F3521, F352L, F352M, F352T, F352V, R356Q, S357A, S357C,
S357D, S357E, S357F, S357H, S3571, S357K, S357L, S357N, S357Q, S357T, S357V,
S357W,
S357Y, Y360F, Y3601, Y360L, Y360M, Y360V, S362A, S362C, S362E, S3621, S362T,
S362V,
V3631, V363L, M368F, M3681, M368L, M368Y, Y369A, Y369E, Y3691, Y369L, Y369N,
Y369V, R377A, R377C, R377D, R377E, R377F, R377G, R377H, R3771, R377K, R377L,
R377N, R377Q, R377S, R377T, R377V, R377W, R377Y, A381C, A381E, A381G, A381H,
A381K, A381L, A381M, A381N, A381P, A381Q, A381V, A381W, A381Y, L382F, L382H,
L382Q, L382S, K383A, K383C, K383D, K383E, K383H, K3831, K383L, K383M, K383N,
K383Q, K383R, K383S, K383W, K383Y, S384A, S384C, S384D, S384F, S384G, S384H,
S3841, S384L, S384N, S384R, S384V, S384Y, K385A, K385D, K385E, K385F, K385G,
K385H, K385L, K385M, K385Q, K385R, K385T, K385V, K385Y, P388A, P388C, P388D,
P3881, P388L, P388N, P388R, P388S, P388T, P388V, L390M, L390V, A392C, A392S,
K394A,
K394C, K394E, K394F, K394G, K394H, K3941, K394L, K394Q, K394R, K394S, K394T,
K394V, K394W, K394Y, D395A, D395E, D395N, D395S, D395T, Y396A, Y396D, Y396F,
Y396K, Y396M, Y396N, Y396Q, Y396T, Y396V, Y396W, A397D, A397E, A397H, A397K,
A397M, A397N, A397Q, A397V, Y398A, Y398C, Y398F, Y398H, Y3981, Y398L, Y398W,
T400A, T400C, T400D, T400F, T400G, T4001, T400K, T400L, T400M, T400N, T400Q,
T400R, T400W, T400Y, Q401A, Q401C, Q401F, Q401H, Q4011, Q401L, Q401M, Q401N,
R402C, R402D, R402F, R402K, R402L, R402M, R402N, R402Q, R402S, R402W, D403E,
D403N, D403S, Y404E, Y404G, Y404K, Y404M, Y404N, Y404R, Y404W, 1405C, 1405F,
1405L, 1405M, 1405V, N407A, N407C, N407D, N407E, N407G, N407K, N407M, N407Q,
N407R, P408A, P408C, P408D, P4081, P408K, P408L, P408M, P408N, P408Q, P408V,
P408W, V410A, V410C, V410D, V410E, V410F, V410H, V4101, V410L, V410M, V410N,
V410Q, V410S, V410T, T414A, T4141, T414S, T414V, R415M, E416C, E416D, E416F,
E416H, E4161, E416K, E416L, E416M, E416N, E416Q, E416R, E416T, E416V, E416W,
E416Y, D418A, D418E, D418G, D418H, D4181, D418K, D418L, D418M, D418N, D418Q,
D418S, D418T, D418V, D418W, S419A, S419C, S419E, S419G, S419L, S419M, S419N,
S419R, S419V, S419W, S419Y, T420A, T420C, T420D, T420E, T420G, T420H, T4201,
T420K, T420M, T420P, T420S, T420V, T420W, T420Y, K421A, K421D, K421E, K421H,
K4211, K421L, K421M, K421N, K421P, K421Q, K421R, K421T, K421V, K421W, K421Y,
A422C, A422D, A422E, A422F, A422G, A4221, A422L, A422N, A422P, A422Q, A422R,
A422S, A422Y, K423A, K423D, K423E, K423F, K423H, K4231, K423L, K423M, K423N,
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K423Q, K423R, K423S, K423T, K423V, K423W, K423Y, S424A, S424C, S424G, S424K,
S424N, S424Q, S424R, S424T, L426S, L426T, L426V, T428G, T428V, V429A, V429C,
V429I, V429L, 1430C, 1430G, 1430L, 1430M, I430Q, 1430V, T431A, T431C, T431S,
P434A,
P434C, P434D, P434E, P434F, P434H, P434I, P434K, P434L, P434M, P434N, P434Q,
P434R,
P434S, P434V, P434Y, G435A, G435C, G435D, G435E, G435F, G435H, G435I, G435K,
G435M, G435N, G435P, G435Q, G435R, G435S, G435T, G435W, G436F, G436I, G436M,
G436N, G436Q, G436S, G436V, R439A, R439D, R439G, R439H, R439K, R439M, R439N,
R439P, R439Q, R439S, R439V, R439W, R439Y, Y441A, Y441C, Y441D, Y441F, Y441G,
Y441H, Y441K, Y441L, Y441M, Y441N, Y441P, Y441R, Y441S, Y441T, Y441W, V442A,
V442C, V442I, V442T, T444C, T444D, T444E, T444F, T444G, T444H, T444I, T444K,
T444L,
T444M, T444N, T444P, T444R, T444S, T444W, S445A, S445C, S445E, S445G, S445H,
S445K, S445L, S445M, S445N, S445T, S445V, N446A, N446C, N446H, N446K, A447C,
A447D, A447F, A447H, A447L, A447M, A447N, A447Q, A447R, A447S, A447Y, G448A,
G448C, G448D, G448E, G448H, G448K, G448L, G448M, G448N, G448Q, G448R, G448S,
G448T, G448W, E449D, E449H, E449K, E449T, 1450A, 1450C, 1450D, 1450E, 1450G,
1450K,
1450L, 1450M, 1450N, 1450Q, 1450S, 1450T, 1450W, 1450Y, W451Y, L454A, L4541,
L454K,
L454M, L454W, T455A, T455I, T455L, T455S, N457H, N457K, N457R, N457T, N457V,
N457Y, D460A, D460E, D460G, D460M, D460N, D460Q, D460S, D460V, K461C, K461H,
K461L, K461M, K461N, K461Q, K461T, K461Y, I462A, I462L, I462M, I462Q, I462T,
I462V,
T463D, T463E, T463H, T463P, T463Q, T463R, T463V, T463Y, I464P, I464T, G465A,
G465C,
G465D, G465E, G465K, G465L, G465M, G465N, G465Q, G465W, G465Y, S466A, S466C,
S466D, S466G, S466H, S466K, S466L, S466M, S466N, S466T, S466W, S466Y, D467E,
D467G, D467L, Y469A, Y469D, Y469E, Y469I, Y469M, Y469N, Y469R, Y469S, Y469T,
Y469V, Y469W, A470S, A470V, T471A, T471C, T471E, T471G, T471H, T471I, T471L,
T471M, T471N, T471S, T471V, T471W, P473C, P473D, P473E, P473G, P473I, P473K,
P473L, P473R, P473T, P473W, V474A, V474C, V474L, V474S, N475A, N475C, N475E,
N475F, N475H, N475K, N475L, N475M, N475P, N475Q, N475R, N475S, N475T, N475V,
G476A, G476D, G476E, G476F, G476H, G476I, G476L, G476M, G476N, G476P, G476Q,
G476R, G476S, G476T, G476V, G476W, G476Y, G477A, G477D, G477F, G477H, G477I,
G477K, G477L, G477M, G477Q, G477S, G477T, G477V, G477W, G477Y, V479C, V479D,
V479E, V479F, V479H, V479I, V479N, V479P, V479Y, S480A, S480C, S480H, V481A,
V481C, V481N, W482Y, V483A, V483G, V483I, V483K, V483L, V483M, V483R, V483Y,
Q484A, Q484C, Q484F, Q484G, Q484H, Q484K, Q484L, Q484M, Q484P, Q484R, Q484T,
and Q484Y.
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Dose response screening results
[00441] A subset of the variants with performance-enhancing mutations were
tested more
rigorously to demonstrate improved activity relative to wild type at multiple
protein
concentrations (i.e., improved specific activity). Figure 20 shows examples of
variants with
improved hydrolysis of corn starch at high temperature. Figure 21 shows
examples of variants
with improved hydrolysis of amylopectin from corn. Figure 22 shows examples of
variants with
improved generation of reducing sugars from starch. Figure 23 shows examples
of variants with
improved release of iodine staining material from starch. In Figures 20-23,
the legends adjacent
to the graphs indicate the mutations present in addition to those present to
the control variant,
CspAmy2-C18P. Figure 24 shows examples of variants that demonstrate improved
reduction of
corn slurry viscosity compared to the CspAmy2-C18P control. CspAmy2-C16F is
also included
for comparison.
Example 15
Pair-wise combinations of mutations at positions 476 and 477
[00442] Site evaluation libraries were constructed and screened to determined
the effect of
pair-wise combinations of mutations at positions 476 and 477 in variant
CspAmy2-C16F
(CspAmy2 with the mutations N126Y, F153W, T180H, 1203Y, and 5241Q, and lacking
R178
and G179). The matrix in Figure 25 shows the PI values for CspAmy2-C16F
position 476/477
variants compared to a CspAmy2-C16F control (with a PI value set at 1) in a CS-
26 corn starch
microswatch assay, as described, above. The amino acid residues at positions
476 and 477 are
indicated on the left-side and top of the matrix, respectively. A "wild-type"
revertant, i.e.,
G476G/G477G had an experimentally obtained PI score of 1.01, suggesting that
the assay
produces very reliable results. The absence of a number at a position in the
matrix indicates
poor expression of the particular variant or that the variant was not present
among those tested.
The matrix in Figure 26 shows the PI values for the same variants in an
amylose hydrolysis
assay, as described, above. Again, a "wild-type" revertant, i.e., G476G/G477G
had an
experimentally obtained PI score corresponding to that of the control.
[00443] Remarkably, the results suggest that almost any combination of
residues at positions
476 and 477, other the glycine pair that occurs in naturally in CspAmy2 (and
in many a-
amylases), increases the performance of the a-amylase in terms of improving
the hydrolysis of
insoluble amylopectin and improving the release of iodine staining material
from hydrated
starch. Without being bound to a theory, it is believed that the adjacent GG
residues at the C-
terminus of a-amylases contribute to starch-binding. While binding tightly to
a substrate may be
desirable in nature where substrate is limiting, in industrial applications it
may be more desirable
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for the enzyme to release from one starch molecule after hydrolyzing it and
find a different
starch molecules to hydrolize, rather than remaining associated with the first
starch molecule and
hydrolysing it processively.
Example 16
Additional C18P-based variants with superior performance in secondary
liquifaction
[00444] Site evaluation libraries (SELs) were constructed and screened to
determined the
effect of mutations at positions E132, Q167, A277, and T400 in CspAmy2-C18P.
The residues
present at these positions in the best tested variants are shown in Table 6.
Table 6: Combinations of mutations tested
Name E132 A277 Q167 T400
C16F E A Q T
C25F H F Q T
C25B H F E T
C25A H F E K
[00445] The relative performance of CspAmy2-C25A, B, and F in a liquefaction
assay
compared to C18F is shown in Figure 27. Mutations at positions 132 and 277
increase
performance. Additional benefit is observed from mutations at positions 167.
In further
experiments, it was shown that C25B demonstrated superior liquefaction
performance to C16F
at pH 5.2 and 5.8, and with or without additional calcium. Variants CspAmy2-
C25A, B, and F
all outperformed variant CspAmy2-C18P (not shown).
[00446] The amino acid sequence of the mature CspAmy2-C25A amylase polypeptide
is
shown, below, as SEQ ID NO: 25 [the relevant substitutions are underlined]:
AATNGTMMQY FEWYVPNDGQ QWNRLRTDAP YLSSVGITAV WTPPAYKGTS
QADVGYGPYD LYDLGEFNQK GTVRTKYGTK GELKSAVNTL HSNGIQVYGD
VVMNHKAGAD YTENVTAVEV NPSNRYQETS GHYNIQAWTG FNFPGRGTTY
_ _
SNWKWQWFHF DGTDWDESRS LSRIFKFDGK AWDWEVSSEN GNYDYLMYAD
_ _
YDYDHPDVVN EMKKWGVWYA NEVGLDGYRL DAVKHIKFQF LKDWVDNARA
_
ATGKEMFTVG EYWQNDLGAL NNYLFKVNYN QSLFDAPLHY NFYAASTGGG
_
YYDMRNILNN TLVASNPTKA VTLVENHDTQ PGQSLESTVQ PWFKPLAYAF
ILTRSGGYPS VFYGDMYGTK GTTTREIPAL KSKIEPLLKA RKDYAYGKQR
DYIDNPDVIG WTREGDSTKA KSGLATVITD GPGGSKRMYV GTSNAGEIWY
DLTGNRTDKI TIGSDGYATF PVNGGSVSVW VQQ
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[00447] The amino acid sequence of the mature CspAmy2-C25B amylase polypeptide
is
shown, below, as SEQ ID NO: 26 [the relevant substitutions are underlined]:
AATNGTMMQY FEWYVPNDGQ QWNRLRTDAP YLSSVGITAV WTPPAYKGTS
QADVGYGPYD LYDLGEFNQK GTVRTKYGTK GELKSAVNTL HSNGIQVYGD
VVMNHKAGAD YTENVTAVEV NPSNRYQETS GHYNIQAWTG FNFPGRGTTY
_ _
SNWKWQWFHF DGTDWDESRS LSRIFKFDGK AWDWEVSSEN GNYDYLMYAD
_ _
YDYDHPDVVN EMKKWGVWYA NEVGLDGYRL DAVKHIKFQF LKDWVDNARA
_
ATGKEMFTVG EYWQNDLGAL NNYLFKVNYN QSLFDAPLHY NFYAASTGGG
_
YYDMRNILNN TLVASNPTKA VTLVENHDTQ PGQSLESTVQ PWFKPLAYAF
ILTRSGGYPS VFYGDMYGTK GTTTREIPAL KSKIEPLLKA RKDYAYGTQR
DYIDNPDVIG WTREGDSTKA KSGLATVITD GPGGSKRMYV GTSNAGEIWY
DLTGNRTDKI TIGSDGYATF PVNGGSVSVW VQQ
[00448] The amino acid sequence of the mature CspAmy2-C25F amylase polypeptide
is
shown, below, as SEQ ID NO: 27 [the relevant substitutions are underlined]:
AATNGTMMQY FEWYVPNDGQ QWNRLRTDAP YLSSVGITAV WTPPAYKGTS
QADVGYGPYD LYDLGEFNQK GTVRTKYGTK GELKSAVNTL HSNGIQVYGD
VVMNHKAGAD YTENVTAVEV NPSNRYQETS GHYNIQAWTG FNFPGRGTTY
_ _
SNWKWQWFHF DGTDWDQSRS LSRIFKFDGK AWDWEVSSEN GNYDYLMYAD
_ _
YDYDHPDVVN EMKKWGVWYA NEVGLDGYRL DAVKHIKFQF LKDWVDNARA
_
ATGKEMFTVG EYWQNDLGAL NNYLFKVNYN QSLFDAPLHY NFYAASTGGG
_
YYDMRNILNN TLVASNPTKA VTLVENHDTQ PGQSLESTVQ PWFKPLAYAF
ILTRSGGYPS VFYGDMYGTK GTTTREIPAL KSKIEPLLKA RKDYAYGTQR
DYIDNPDVIG WTREGDSTKA KSGLATVITD GPGGSKRMYV GTSNAGEIWY
DLTGNRTDKI TIGSDGYATF PVNGGSVSVW VQQ
Example 17
Additional CspAmy2-v5-based variants with superior performance in cleaning
applications
[00449] Additional CspAmy2-v5-based variants were made in an effort to further
improve
performance in cleaning applications. The variants and the mutations are shown
in the Table 7.
CspAmy2-v171 and CspAmy2-172 were previously described in Example 11. All
variants
included deletions at positions R178 and G179, indicated by "del (R178,
G179)."
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Table 7. Additional CspAmy2-v5-based variants
Variant Mutations
CspAmy2-v5 del (R178, G179) + E187P + 1203Y + G476K
CspAmy2-v171 del (R178, G179) + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + G476K
CspAmy2-v172 del (R178, G179) + N126Y+ T180D + E187P + 1203Y + G476K
CspAmy2-v179 del (R178, G179) + N126Y + T180D + E187P + 1203Y + Y303D
+
G476T + G477E
CspAmy2-v180 del (R178, G179) + N126Y + T180D + E187P + 1203Y+ Y303D
+
N475E + G477Q
CspAmy2-v181 del (R178, G179) + N126Y + T180D + E187P + 1203Y+ Y303R
+
N475E + G476T + G477R
CspAmy2-v186 del (R178, G179) + T38N + N88H + N126Y + T1291 + N134M +
F153W
+ L171R + T180D + E187P +1203Y + G476K + G477E
CspAmy2-v191 del (R178, G179) + N126Y + E132H + T180D + E187P + 1203Y
+
Y303D + G476T + G477E
[00450] The cleaning performance of the purified variants was analyzed in a
microswatch
cleaning assay performed essentially as decribed above. CFT CS-28 swatches
were punched to
form discs measuring 5.5 mm in diameter. Two discs were placed in each well of
3 each flat-
bottom, non-binding 96-well assay plates. The CspAmy2 variants, STAINZYME ,
and ACE-
QK were each diluted to 0.5 mg/mL in dilution buffer (50 mM MOPS (pH 7.2) and
0.005%
Tween), and then further diluted to 18 ppm in a microtiter plate. Several
dilutions were made in
the microtiter plates, down to 0.27 ppm. 10 [t.L of each of these samples were
added to the three
swatch plates, and 170 pt of HEPES buffer (25 mM HEPES, pH 8.0 with 2 mM CaC12
and
0.005% Tween-80) was added to each well for a final volume of 180 L. The
final enzyme
concentrations ranged from 1 ppm down to 0.015 ppm. The plates were incubated
at 25 C with
agitation at 1150 rpm for 15 minutes. Enzyme performance was judged by the
amount of color
released into the wash liquor. Color release was quantified
spectrophotometrically at 488 nm by
the transfer of 140 pt of the final wash solution to fresh medium-binding
microtiter plates, and
triplicate reads were blank-subtracted and averaged.
[00451] The results of the microswatch cleaning assays performed at 0.015 ppm
enzyme are
shown in Figure 28. Variants CspAmy2-v179, v186, and v191 all demonstrated
superior
cleaning performance compared to CspAmy2-v5, and all CspAmy2 combinatorial
variants were
far superior to STAINZYME . The results of the cleaning assays performed at
all enzyme
concentrations are shown in Table 8. All CspAmy2 demonstrated superior
cleaning
performance at lower concentrations compared to STAINZYME .
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Table 8. Results of the cleaning assays performed using CspAmy2 variants
Enzyme concentration (ppm)
Enzyme
0.015 0.032 0.045 0.063 0.090 0.125 0.25 0.5 1.0
CspAmy2-v179 0.25 0.31 0.32 0.35 0.35 0.37 0.37 0.36 0.38
CspAmy2-v186 0.28 0.33 0.34 0.35 0.38 0.38 0.39 0.39 0.39
CspAmy2-v191 0.22 0.30 0.31 0.35 0.37 0.38 0.39 0.39 0.40
CspAmy2-v5 0.19 0.26 0.30 0.34 0.35 0.37 0.38 0.39 0.38
STAINZYME 0.07 0.12 0.14 0.19 0.19 0.25 0.30 0.34 0.38
ACE-QK
0.30 0.33 0.36 0.34 0.35 0.36 0.36 0.38 0.38
[00452] Thermal stability assays were performed essentially as described.
Stocks of
CspAmy2 variants, STAINZYME , and ACE-QK at 0.5 mg/mL were diluted to 5 ppm,
10
ppm, or 1 ppm, respectively, in dilution buffer (50 mM MOPS (pH 7.2) and
0.005% Tween) to
account for their relative specific activities on the soluble substrate. 50
[IL of each enzyme were
added to each of 12 wells of PCR tubes and sealed. The "unstressed" samples
were incubated at
room temperature throughout the duration of the experiment. The other samples
were incubated
in a thermocycler in a gradient from 77 C to 97 C for 15 minutes. Samples were
transferred to
microtiter plates in triplicate, and alpha-amylase activity was measured on
all unstressed and
stressed samples using the Ceralpha reagent (Megazyme, Inc.). Residual
activity was calculated
by dividing the activity of each amylase after the thermal stress by the
activity of that unstressed
amylase.
[00453] The results of the thermostability assay are shown in Figure 29.
Variants CspAmy2-
v186 and v191 both demonstrated superior thermal stability compared to CspAmy2-
v5. All the
CspAmy2 variants demonstrated superior thermal stability compared to STAINZYME
and
ACE-QK.
[00454] The in-detergent storage stability of the CspAmy2 variants was tested
in a several
commercial detergents, i.e., TIDE regular HDL and TIDE PODSTM (Procter &
Gamble) for
the USA market, ARIELTM HDL (Procter & Gamble) and OMO Color HDL (Unilever)
for the
European market, and OMOTm (Unilever) and LIBYTM HDL (Liby) for the Chinese
market. All
detergents were heat inactivated at 90 C for 4 hours to eliminate existing
enzyme activities.
Enzyme activity in the heat inactivated detergents was measured using the Suc-
AAPF-pNA and
Ceralpha assays for measuring protease and amylase activity, respectively.
[00455] To prepare the stability samples, 2% w/w protease (PURAFECT Prime HA,
DuPont Industrial Biosciences) and 0.5% w/w amylase were added to each
detergent sample and
mixed. Samples were stored in a CO2 incubator (Sanyo) at 37 C for 28 days.
Aliquots were
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taken from each reaction sample at various time points, diluted in 50 mM MOPS
(pH 7.15)
buffer with 1% BSA added, and alpha-amylase activity was measured using the
Ceralpha
substrate (Megazyme, Inc). The activity for each sample was determined using
an Arena 20XT
Photometric Analyzer (Thermo Scientific) using a calibrated standard. The
remaining activity
after incubation for 28 days was reported as a percent of the total activity
determined at time
zero.
[00456] The amount of residual activity of the CspAmy2 variants compared to
STAINZYME and ACE-QK are shown in Figures 30-35. CspAmy2-v179 was
particularly
stable compared to other tested variants and the controls.
[00457] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-v179 is shown, below, as SEQ
ID
NO: 28:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPY
DLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAV
EVNPSNRYQET SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKF
DGKAWDWPVS S ENGNYDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I
KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEMFTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAA
S TGGGDYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKAVTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TR
SGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK IEPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTR
EGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE IWYDL TGNRTDK I T I GSDGYATFPV
NTESVSVWVQQ
[00458] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-v180 is shown, below, as SEQ
ID
NO: 29:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPY
DLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAV
EVNPSNRYQET SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKF
DGKAWDWPVS S ENGNYDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I
KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEMFTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAA
S TGGGDYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKAVTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TR
SGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK IEPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTR
EGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE IWYDL TGNRTDK I T I GSDGYATFPV
EGQSVSVWVQQ
[00459] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-v181 is shown, below, as SEQ
ID
NO: 30:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPY
DLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAV
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EVNPSNRYQET SGEYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKF
DGKAWDWPVS S ENGNYDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I
KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEMFTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAA
S TGGGDYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKAVTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TR
SGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK IEPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTR
EGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE IWYDL TGNRTDK I T I GSDGYATFPV
E TRSVSVWVQQ
[00460] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-v186 is shown, below, as SEQ
ID
NO: 31:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVGINAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPY
DLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVHTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAV
EVNPSNRYQE I SGEYMIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNWKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSRSRIFKF
DGKAWDWPVS S ENGNYDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I
KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEMFTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAA
S TGGGYYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKAVTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TR
SGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK IEPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTR
EGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE IWYDL TGNRTDK I T I GSDGYATFPV
NKESVSVWVQQ
[00461] The amino acid sequence of mature CspAmy2-v191 is shown, below, as SEQ
ID
NO: 32:
AATNGTMMQYFEWYVPNDGQQWNRLRTDAPYL S SVG I TAVWTPPAYKGT SQADVGYGPY
DLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKGELKSAVNTLHSNGI QVYGDVVMNHKAGADYTENVTAV
EVNPSNRYQET SGHYNIQAWTGFNFPGRGTTYSNFKWQWFHFDGTDWDQSRSL SRIFKF
DGKAWDWPVS S ENGNYDYLMYADYDYDHPDVVNEMKKWGVWYANEVGL DGYRL DAVKH I
KF SFLKDWVDNARAATGKEMFTVGEYWQNDLGALNNYLAKVNYNQSLFDAPLHYNFYAA
S TGGGDYDMRNILNNTLVASNPTKAVTLVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQPWFKPLAYAF IL TR
SGGYPSVFYGDMYGTKGTTTRE IPALKSK IEPLLKARKDYAYGTQRDY I DNPDVI GWTR
EGDS TKAKSGLATVI TDGPGGSKRMYVGT SNAGE IWYDL TGNRTDK I T I GSDGYATFPV
NTESVSVWVQQ
Example 18
Combinatorial variants of PcuAmyl
[00462] To determine whether equivalent combinatorial mutations resulted in
similar
performance gains in a different a-amylase molecule, equivalent mutations were
made in an a-
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amylase from Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus (i.e., PcuAmyl). The amino acid
sequence of the
mature of PcuAmyl polypeptide is shown, below (SEQ ID NO: 3):
ADNGT IMQYFEWYLPNDGAHWNRLNNDAQNLKNVG I TAVW I PPAYKGG S SADVGYGVYD
TYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKSEL I SAVNNLHAKGIAVYGDVVLNHRMNADATELVDAVE
VDPNNRNVET T S TYQ I QAWTQYDFPGRGNTYS SFKWRWYHFDGVDWDQSRGLNRIYKLR
GDGKDWDWEVDSEYGNYDYLMGADLDFNHPDVVNETKTWGKWFVNTVNLDGVRLDAVKH
IKFDFMRDWVNNVRS T TGKNLFAVGEYWHYDVNKLNSY I TKTNGTMSLFDVPLHFRFYD
ASNGGGGYDMRNLLNNTLMS SNPMKAVTFVENHDTQPTQALQS TVQSWFKPLAYAT IL T
REQGYPCVFYGDYYGT SDGK I S SYKP IMDKLLNARKVYAYGTQRDYFDHPDIVGWTREG
DAAHAGSGLATL I TDGPGGSKWMYVGT SKAGQVWTDKTGNRSGTVT I DANGWGNFWVNG
GSVSVWAK
[00463] Mutations were made at positions N125, F152, R177, G178, E186, G472,
and G473
(using SEQ ID NO: 3 for numbering), corresponding to mutations at positions
N126, F153,
R178, G179, E187P, G476, and G477, respectively in CspAmy2 (SEQ ID NO: 1). A
further
mutation was introduced at position N205. Consistent with previous
nomenclature "del (R177,
G178)" refers to deletions, in this case at positions R177 and G178. In
addition to the
aforementioned mutations, the PcuAmyl variants further included mutations at
position T333,
A335, and Q337E. These mutations, particularly at T333, impart protease
resistance to
PcuAmyl but do not affect performance (see Example 19). The variants are shown
in Table 9.
Table 9. Combinatorial variants of PcuAmyl amylase
Variant Mutations
PcuAmyl-v1A del (R177, G178) + N125Y + E186P + T333G + A3355 + Q337E + G472K
PcuAmyl-v6 del (R177, G178) + N125Y + F152W + E186P + T333G +A3355 +
Q337E
+ G472K
PcuAmyl-v8 del (R177, G178) + N125Y + F152W + E186P + T333G + A3355 +
Q337E
+ G472R + G473R
PcuAmyl-v16 del (R177, G178) + N125Y + F152W + E186P + N205D + T333G + A335S
+ Q337E + G472K
[00464] The codon-optimized nucleotide sequence of the PcuAmyl gene is set
forth as SEQ
ID NO: 33:
GCCGACAACGGCACAATCATGCAGTAT T TCGAGTGGTACCTGCCGAACGACGGAGCGCA
CTGGAACAGACT TAATAACGACGCACAAAACCTGAAAAATGTGGGCATCACGGCAGTGT
GGAT TCCTCCGGCATACAAGGGCGGCAGCTCAGCAGATGT TGGCTACGGAGT T TACGAT
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ACATACGACCTGGGCGAGT TCAATCAGAAAGGCACGGTCAGAACAAAGTACGGAACGAA
GAGCGAACTGAT T TCAGCGGTCAACAATCT TCACGCAAAGGGCAT TGCGGT T TACGGCG
ACGTGGTCCTGAACCATAGAATGAATGCGGATGCAACGGAGCT TGTGGATGCGGT TGAG
GT GGAT CCGAACAACAGAAACGT CGAGACGACAAGCACGTAT CAGAT CCAGGCAT GGAC
GCAATACGAT T TCCCGGGCAGAGGCAACACGTACAGCAGCT T TAAATGGAGATGGTATC
ACT TCGACGGCGTCGACTGGGACCAGAGCAGAGGCCTGAACAGAATCTATAAGCTGAGA
GGCGATGGCAAGGAT TGGGACTGGGAGGTCGACAGCGAGTACGGCAACTACGAT TACCT
GATGGGAGCGGACCTGGACT TCAACCACCCGGATGTGGT TAACGAAACAAAGACATGGG
GCAAATGGT T TGTGAACACGGTGAACCTGGATGGCGTCAGACTGGACGCGGT TAAGCAC
AT CAAGT TCGACT T CAT GAGAGAC T GGGT GAACAACGT GAGAAGCACGACGGGCAAGAA
CCT T T TCGCAGT TGGCGAGTAT TGGCACTACGACGTGAACAAACTGAACAGCTACATCA
CGAAGACGAATGGCACGATGAGCCTGT TCGACGTGCCGCTGCACT T TAGAT T T TATGAT
GCAAGCAACGGCGGAGGCGGCTACGACATGAGAAACCTGCTGAATAACACGCTGATGAG
CAGCAACCCGATGAAGGCGGT TACAT TCGT TGAGAACCATGACACACAACCGACGCAGG
CCCTGCAATCAACGGTCCAAAGCTGGT T TAAGCCGCT TGCGTATGCTACAATCCTGACG
AGAGAGCAAGGCTACCCGTGCGT T T TCTACGGCGACTAT TATGGAACAAGCGACGGCAA
AAT TAGCAGCTACAAGCCGATCATGGATAAGCT TCT TAACGCGAGAAAGGTGTACGCCT
ACGGCACGCAGAGAGAT TACT TCGATCATCCGGACATCGT TGGCTGGACAAGAGAAGGC
GATGCAGCACATGCTGGCTCAGGACTGGCAACGCT TATCACAGATGGCCCTGGCGGAAG
CAAGTGGATGTATGT TGGAACGTCAAAGGCAGGCCAGGTCTGGACGGATAAAACAGGAA
ACAGAAGCGGAACGGTGACGAT TGATGCCAATGGCTGGGGAAACT T T TGGGT TAATGGC
GGATCAGT TAGCGT T TGGGCAAAATAA
[00465] The amino acid sequence of the mature of PcuAmyl-v1A polypeptide is
shown
below as SEQ ID NO: 34:
ADNGT IMQYFEWYLPNDGAHWNRLNNDAQNLKNVG I TAVW I PPAYKGG S SADVGYGVYD
TYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKSEL I SAVNNLHAKGIAVYGDVVLNHRMNADATELVDAVE
VDPNNRYVET T S TYQ I QAWTQYDFPGRGNTYS SFKWRWYHFDGVDWDQSRGLNRIYKLD
GKDWDWPVDSEYGNYDYLMGADLDFNHPDVVNETKTWGKWFVNTVNLDGVRLDAVKHIK
FDFMRDWVNNVRS T TGKNLFAVGEYWHYDVNKLNSY I TKTNGTMSLFDVPLHFRFYDAS
NGGGGYDMRNLLNNTLMS SNPMKAVTFVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQSWFKPLAYAT IL TRE
QGYPCVFYGDYYGT SDGK I S SYKP IMDKLLNARKVYAYGTQRDYFDHPDIVGWTREGDA
AHAGSGLATL I TDGPGGSKWMYVGT SKAGQVWTDKTGNRSGTVT I DANGWGNFWVNKGS
VSVWAK
[00466] The amino acid sequence of the mature of PcuAmyl-v6 polypeptide is
shown below
as SEQ ID NO: 35:
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ADNGT IMQYFEWYLPNDGAHWNRLNNDAQNLKNVG I TAVW I PPAYKGG S SADVGYGVYD
TYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKSEL I SAVNNLHAKGIAVYGDVVLNHRMNADATELVDAVE
VDPNNRYVET T S TYQ I QAWTQYDFPGRGNTYS SWKWRWYHFDGVDWDQSRGLNRIYKLD
GKDWDWPVDSEYGNYDYLMGADLDFNHPDVVNETKTWGKWFVNTVNLDGVRLDAVKHIK
FDFMRDWVNNVRS T TGKNLFAVGEYWHYDVNKLNSY I TKTNGTMSLFDVPLHFRFYDAS
NGGGGYDMRNLLNNTLMS SNPMKAVTFVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQSWFKPLAYAT IL TRE
QGYPCVFYGDYYGT SDGK I S SYKP IMDKLLNARKVYAYGTQRDYFDHPDIVGWTREGDA
AHAGSGLATL I TDGPGGSKWMYVGT SKAGQVWTDKTGNRSGTVT I DANGWGNFWVNKGS
VS VWAK
[00467] The amino acid sequence of the mature of PcuAmyl-v8 polypeptide is
shown below
as SEQ ID NO: 36:
ADNGT IMQYFEWYLPNDGAHWNRLNNDAQNLKNVG I TAVW I PPAYKGG S SADVGYGVYD
TYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKSEL I SAVNNLHAKGIAVYGDVVLNHRMNADATELVDAVE
VDPNNRYVET T S TYQ I QAWTQYDFPGRGNTYS SWKWRWYHFDGVDWDQSRGLNRIYKLD
GKDWDWPVDSEYGNYDYLMGADLDFNHPDVVNETKTWGKWFVNTVNLDGVRLDAVKHIK
FDFMRDWVNNVRS T TGKNLFAVGEYWHYDVNKLNSY I TKTNGTMSLFDVPLHFRFYDAS
NGGGGYDMRNLLNNTLMS SNPMKAVTFVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQSWFKPLAYAT IL TRE
QGYPCVFYGDYYGT SDGK I S SYKP IMDKLLNARKVYAYGTQRDYFDHPDIVGWTREGDA
AHAGSGLATL I TDGPGGSKWMYVGT SKAGQVWTDKTGNRSGTVT I DANGWGNFWVNRRS
VS VWAK
[00468] The amino acid sequence of the mature of PcuAmyl-v16 polypeptide is
shown
below as SEQ ID NO: 37:
ADNGT IMQYFEWYLPNDGAHWNRLNNDAQNLKNVG I TAVW I PPAYKGG S SADVGYGVYD
TYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKSEL I SAVNNLHAKGIAVYGDVVLNHRMNADATELVDAVE
VDPNNRYVET T S TYQ I QAWTQYDFPGRGNTYS SWKWRWYHFDGVDWDQSRGLNRIYKLD
GKDWDWPVDSEYGNYDYLMGADLDFDHPDVVNETKTWGKWFVNTVNLDGVRLDAVKHIK
FDFMRDWVNNVRS T TGKNLFAVGEYWHYDVNKLNSY I TKTNGTMSLFDVPLHFRFYDAS
NGGGGYDMRNLLNNTLMS SNPMKAVTFVENHDTQPGQSLES TVQSWFKPLAYAT IL TRE
QGYPCVFYGDYYGT SDGK I S SYKP IMDKLLNARKVYAYGTQRDYFDHPDIVGWTREGDA
AHAGSGLATL I TDGPGGSKWMYVGT SKAGQVWTDKTGNRSGTVT I DANGWGNFWVNKGS
VS VWAK
[00469] The cleaning performance of PcuAmyl-v1, PcuAmyl-v6, and PcuAmyl-v16,
compared to STAINZYME and ACE-QK is shown in Figure 36. The microswatch assay
was
performed as described in Example 17. PcuAmyl-v6 and PcuAmyl-v16 outperformed
PcuAmyl-v1 and STAINZYME at low doses (e.g., 0.1 ppm enzyme or less).
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[00470] The thermal stability of PcuAmyl-v1, PcuAmyl-v6, and PcuAmyl-v16,
compared
to STAINZYME is shown in Figure 37. The assays were performed as described in
Example
17. PcuAmyl-v16 were more thermostable than the other tested molecules using
the same
detergents and enzyme doses.
Example 19
Combinatorial variants in BASE
[00471] As in Example 18, to determine whether equivalent combinatorial
mutations resulted
in similar performance gains in a different a-amylase molecule, equivalent
mutations were made
in an a-amylase derived from Bacillus sp. TS-23. The amino acid sequence of
BASE, a C-
terminal-truncated version of the Bacillus sp. TS-23 a-amylase (see, e.g.,
U520120045817 and
W02010/115028), is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 5:
NTAP INE TMMQYFEWDLPNDGTLWTKVKNEAANL SSLGI TALWLPPAYKGT SQ
SDVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGT I RTKYGTKT QY I QA I QAAKAAGMQVYADVVFN
HKAGADGTEFVDAVEVDP SNRNQE T SGTYQ I QAWTKFDFPGRGNTYS SFKWRW
YHFDGTDWDE SRKLNRIYKFRS TGKAWDWEVDTENGNYDYLMFADLDMDHPEV
VTELKNWGTWYVNT TN I DGFRLDAVKH I KY SFFPDWL TYVRNQTGKNLFAVGE
FWS YDVNKL HNY I TKTNGSMSLFDAPLHNNFYTASKS SGYFDMRYLLNNTLMK
DQP SLAVTLVDNHDTQPGQSLQSWVEPWFKPLAYAF I L TRQEGYPCVFYGDYY
G I PKYN I PGLK SK I DPLL IARRDYAYGT QRDY I DHQD I I GWTREG I DTKPNSG
LAAL I TDGPGGSKWMYVGKKHAGKVFYDL TGNRSDTVT INADGWGEFKVNGGS
VS IWVAK
[00472] The codon-modified nucleic acid sequence encoding the mature form of
BASE
(AmyTS23t), is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 38:
TCTGCAGCT TCAGCAAAC ACCGCGCCG ATTAACGAA ACCATGATG
CAGTATTTC GAATGGGAT CTGCCGAAC GATGGCACC CTGTGGACC
AAAGTGAAA AACGAAGCG GCGAACCTG AGCAGCCTG GGCATTACC
GCGCTGTGG CTGCCGCCG GCATATAAA GGCACCAGC CAGAGCGAT
GTGGGCTAT GGCGTGTAT GATCTGTAC GATCTGGGC GAATTTAAC
CAGAAAGGC ACCATTCGT ACCAAATAT GGCACCAAA ACCCAGTAT
ATTCAGGCG ATCCAGGCG GCGAAAGCG GCGGGTATG CAGGTGTAT
GCGGATGTG GTGTTTAAC CATAAAGCG GGTGCGGAT GGCACCGAA
TTTGTGGAT GCGGTGGAA GTGGATCCG AGCAACCGT AACCAGGAA
ACCAGCGGC ACCTATCAG ATTCAGGCG TGGACCAAA TTTGATTTT
CCCGGCCGT GGCAACACC TATAGCAGC TTTAAATGG CGCTGGTAT
CATTTTGAT GGCACCGAT TGGGATGAA AGCCGTAAA CTGAACCGC
ATCTATAAA TTTCGTAGC ACCGGCAAA GCGTGGGAT TGGGAAGTG
GATACCGAA AACGGCAAC TATGATTAC CTGATGTTC GCAGACCTG
GATATGGAT CATCCGGAA GTGGTGACC GAACTGAAA AACTGGGGC
ACCTGGTAT GTGAACACC ACCAACATT GATGGCTTT CGTCTGGAT
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GCGGTGAAA CACATCAAA TACAGCTTT TTTCCGGAT TGGCTGACC
TATGTGCGT AACCAGACC GGCAAAAAC CTGTTTGCG GTGGGCGAA
TTTTGGAGC TATGATGTG AACAAACTG CACAACTAC ATCACCAAA
ACCAACGGC AGCATGAGC CTGTTTGAT GCGCCGCTG CATAACAAC
TTTTATACC GCGAGCAAA AGCAGCGGC TATTTTGAT ATGCGTTAT
CTGCTGAAC AACACCCTG ATGAAAGAT CAGCCGAGC CTGGCCGTG
ACCCTGGTG GATAACCAT GATACCCAG CCGGGCCAG AGCCTGCAA
AGCTGGGTG GAACCGTGG TTTAAACCG CTGGCCTAC GCGTTTATT
CTGACCCGT CAAGAGGGC TATCCGTGC GTTTTTTAT GGCGATTAT
TACGGCATC CCGAAATAT AACATTCCG GGCCTGAAA AGCAAAATT
GATCCGCTG CTGATTGCG CGTCGTGAT TATGCGTAT GGCACCCAG
CGTGATTAT ATTGATCAC CAGGATATT ATTGGCTGG ACCCGTGAA
GGCATTGAT ACCAAACCG AACAGCGGC CTGGCCGCG CTGATTACC
GATGGCCCG GGTGGCAGC AAATGGATG TATGTGGGC AAAAAACAT
GCGGGCAAA GTGTTTTAT GATCTGACC GGCAACCGT AGCGATACC
GTGACCATT AACGCGGAT GGCTGGGGT GAGTTTAAA GTGAACGGC
GGCAGCGTG AGCATTTGG GTGGCGAAA TAAGTTAAC AGA
[00473] Mutations were made at positions N128, T134, F155, T182, R180, S181,
E189, and
G475 were made in BASE (using SEQ ID NO: 5 for numbering), which corresponds
to
mutations at positions N126, E132, F153, R178, G179, E187P, and G476,
respectively in
CspAmy2 (SEQ ID NO: 1). The variants are shown in Table 10.
Table 10. Combinatorial variants of BASE amylase
Variant Mutations
BASE-V28 del (R180, G181) + N128Y + E189P + G475R
BASE-V29 del (R180, G181) + F155W + E189P + G475R
BASE-V30 del (R180, G181) + T134E + T182H + E189P + G475R
BASE-V31 del (R180, G181) + N128Y + T134E + T182H + E189P + G475R
BASE-V32 del (R180, G181) + N128Y + F155W + E189P + G475R
BASE-V33 del (R180, G181) + T134E + F155W + T182H + E189P + G475R
BASE-V34 del (R180, G181) + N128Y + T134E + F155W + T182H + E189P + G475R
BASE-V35 del (R180, G181) + N128Y + T134H + F155W + T182D + E189P +
G475R
BASE-V36 del (R180, G181) + N128Y + T134E + F155W + T182G + E189P +
G457R
ACE-QK del (R180, G181) + 5243Q + G475K
[00474] The amino acid sequence of BASE-V28 is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 39:
NTAPINETMMQYFEWDLPNDGTLWTKVKNEAANLSSLGITALWLPPAYKGTSQS
DVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGTIRTKYGTKTQYIQAIQAAKAAGMQVYADVVFNHK
AGADGTEFVDAVEVDPSNRYQETSGTYQIQAWTKFDFPGRGNTYSSFKWRWYHF
DGTDWDESRKLNRIYKFTGKAWDWPVDTENGNYDYLMFADLDMDHPEVVTELKN
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WGTWYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIKYSFFPDWLTYVRNQTGKNLFAVGEFWSYDVN
KLHNY I TKTNGSMSLFDAPLHNNFYTASKS SGYFDMRYLLNNTLMKDQPSLAVT
LVDNHDTQPGQSLQSWVEPWFKPLAYAF I L TRQEGYPCVFYGDYYGIPKYNIPG
LKSK I DPLL IARRDYAYGTQRDY I DHQD I I GWTREGI DTKPNSGLAAL I TDGPG
GSKWMYVGKKHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTVT INADGWGEFKVNRGSVS I WVAK
[00475] The amino acid sequence of BASE-V29 is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 40:
NTAPINETMMQYFEWDLPNDGTLWTKVKNEAANL S SLGI TALWLPPAYKGT SQS
DVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGT IRTKYGTKTQY I QAI QAAKAAGMQVYADVVFNHK
AGADGTEFVDAVEVDPSNRNQET S GTYQ I QAWTKFDFPGRGNTYS SWKWRWYHF
DGTDWDE SRKLNRIYKF TGKAWDWPVDTENGNYDYLMFADLDMDHPEVVTELKN
WGTWYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIKYSFFPDWLTYVRNQTGKNLFAVGEFWSYDVN
KLHNY I TKTNGSMSLFDAPLHNNFYTASKS SGYFDMRYLLNNTLMKDQPSLAVT
LVDNHDTQPGQSLQSWVEPWFKPLAYAF I L TRQEGYPCVFYGDYYGIPKYNIPG
LKSK I DPLL IARRDYAYGTQRDY I DHQD I I GWTREGI DTKPNSGLAAL I TDGPG
GSKWMYVGKKHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTVT INADGWGEFKVNRGSVS I WVAK
[00476] The amino acid sequence of BASE-V30 is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 41:
NTAPINETMMQYFEWDLPNDGTLWTKVKNEAANL S SLGI TALWLPPAYKGT SQS
DVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGT IRTKYGTKTQY I QAI QAAKAAGMQVYADVVFNHK
AGADGTEFVDAVEVDPSNRNQET SGEYQ I QAWTKFDFPGRGNTYS SFKWRWYHF
DGTDWDE SRKLNRIYKFHGKAWDWPVDTENGNYDYLMFADLDMDHPEVVTELKN
WGTWYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIKYSFFPDWLTYVRNQTGKNLFAVGEFWSYDVN
KLHNY I TKTNGSMSLFDAPLHNNFYTASKS SGYFDMRYLLNNTLMKDQPSLAVT
LVDNHDTQPGQSLQSWVEPWFKPLAYAF I L TRQEGYPCVFYGDYYGIPKYNIPG
LKSK I DPLL IARRDYAYGTQRDY I DHQD I I GWTREGI DTKPNSGLAAL I TDGPG
GSKWMYVGKKHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTVT INADGWGEFKVNRGSVS I WVAK
[00477] The amino acid sequence of BASE-V31 is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 42:
NTAPINETMMQYFEWDLPNDGTLWTKVKNEAANL S SLGI TALWLPPAYKGT SQS
DVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGT IRTKYGTKTQY I QAI QAAKAAGMQVYADVVFNHK
AGADGTEFVDAVEVDPSNRYQET SGEYQ I QAWTKFDFPGRGNTYS SFKWRWYHF
DGTDWDE SRKLNRIYKFHGKAWDWPVDTENGNYDYLMFADLDMDHPEVVTELKN
WGTWYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIKYSFFPDWLTYVRNQTGKNLFAVGEFWSYDVN
KLHNY I TKTNGSMSLFDAPLHNNFYTASKS SGYFDMRYLLNNTLMKDQPSLAVT
LVDNHDTQPGQSLQSWVEPWFKPLAYAF I L TRQEGYPCVFYGDYYGIPKYNIPG
LKSK I DPLL IARRDYAYGTQRDY I DHQD I I GWTREGI DTKPNSGLAAL I TDGPG
GSKWMYVGKKHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTVT INADGWGEFKVNRGSVS I WVAK
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[00478] The amino acid sequence of BASE-V32 is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 43:
NTAP INETMMQYFEWDLPNDGTLWTKVKNEAANL S SLGI TALWLPPAYKGT SQS
DVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGT IRTKYGTKTQY I QAI QAAKAAGMQVYADVVFNHK
AGADGTEFVDAVEVDPSNRYQET S GTYQ I QAWTKFDFPGRGNTYS SWKWRWYHF
DGTDWDE SRKLNRI YKF TGKAWDWPVDTENGNYDYLMFADLDMDHPEVVTELKN
WGTWYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIKYSFFPDWLTYVRNQTGKNLFAVGEFWSYDVN
KLHNY I TKTNGSMSLFDAPLHNNFYTASKS SGYFDMRYLLNNTLMKDQPSLAVT
LVDNHDTQPGQSLQSWVEPWFKPLAYAF I L TRQEGYPCVFYGDYYGIPKYNIPG
LKSK I DPLL IARRDYAYGTQRDY I DHQD I I GWTREGI DTKPNSGLAAL I TDGPG
GSKWMYVGKKHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTVT INADGWGEFKVNRGSVS I WVAK
[00479] The amino acid sequence of BASE-V33 is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 44:
NTAP INETMMQYFEWDLPNDGTLWTKVKNEAANL S SLGI TALWLPPAYKGT SQS
DVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGT IRTKYGTKTQY I QAI QAAKAAGMQVYADVVFNHK
AGADGTEFVDAVEVDPSNRNQET S GEYQ I QAWTKFDFPGRGNTYS SWKWRWYHF
DGTDWDE SRKLNRI YKFHGKAWDWPVDTENGNYDYLMFADLDMDHPEVVTELKN
WGTWYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIKYSFFPDWLTYVRNQTGKNLFAVGEFWSYDVN
KLHNY I TKTNGSMSLFDAPLHNNFYTASKS SGYFDMRYLLNNTLMKDQPSLAVT
LVDNHDTQPGQSLQSWVEPWFKPLAYAF I L TRQEGYPCVFYGDYYGIPKYNIPG
LKSK I DPLL IARRDYAYGTQRDY I DHQD I I GWTREGI DTKPNSGLAAL I TDGPG
GSKWMYVGKKHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTVT INADGWGEFKVNRGSVS I WVAK
[00480] The amino acid sequence of BASE-V34 is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 45:
NTAP INETMMQYFEWDLPNDGTLWTKVKNEAANL S SLGI TALWLPPAYKGT SQS
DVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGT IRTKYGTKTQY I QAI QAAKAAGMQVYADVVFNHK
AGADGTEFVDAVEVDPSNRYQET S GEYQ I QAWTKFDFPGRGNTYS SWKWRWYHF
DGTDWDE SRKLNRI YKFHGKAWDWPVDTENGNYDYLMFADLDMDHPEVVTELKN
WGTWYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIKYSFFPDWLTYVRNQTGKNLFAVGEFWSYDVN
KLHNY I TKTNGSMSLFDAPLHNNFYTASKS SGYFDMRYLLNNTLMKDQPSLAVT
LVDNHDTQPGQSLQSWVEPWFKPLAYAF I L TRQEGYPCVFYGDYYGIPKYNIPG
LKSK I DPLL IARRDYAYGTQRDY I DHQD I I GWTREGI DTKPNSGLAAL I TDGPG
GSKWMYVGKKHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTVT INADGWGEFKVNRGSVS I WVAK
[00481] The amino acid sequence of BASE-V35 is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 46:
NTAP INETMMQYFEWDLPNDGTLWTKVKNEAANL S SLGI TALWLPPAYKGT SQS
DVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGT IRTKYGTKTQY I QAI QAAKAAGMQVYADVVFNHK
AGADGTEFVDAVEVDPSNRYQET S GHYQ I QAWTKFDFPGRGNTYS SWKWRWYHF
DGTDWDE SRKLNRI YKFDGKAWDWPVDTENGNYDYLMFADLDMDHPEVVTELKN
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WGTWYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIKYSFFPDWLTYVRNQTGKNLFAVGEFWSYDVN
KLHNYI TKTNGSMSLFDAPLHNNFYTASKS SGYFDMRYLLNNTLMKDQPSLAVT
LVDNHDTQPGQSLQSWVEPWFKPLAYAF I L TRQEGYPCVFYGDYYGIPKYNIPG
LKSK I DPLL IARRDYAYGTQRDYI DHQD I I GWTREGI DTKPNSGLAAL I TDGPG
GSKWMYVGKKHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTVT INADGWGEFKVNRGSVS I WVAK
[00482] The amino acid sequence of BASE-V36 is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 47:
NTAPINETMMQYFEWDLPNDGTLWTKVKNEAANL S SLGI TALWLPPAYKGT SQS
DVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGT IRTKYGTKTQYIQAIQAAKAAGMQVYADVVFNHK
AGADGTEFVDAVEVDPSNRYQET S GEYQ I QAWTKFDFPGRGNTYS SWKWRWYHF
DGTDWDE SRKLNRIYKFGGKAWDWPVDTENGNYDYLMFADLDMDHPEVVTELKN
WGTWYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIKYSFFPDWLTYVRNQTGKNLFAVGEFWSYDVN
KLHNYI TKTNGSMSLFDAPLHNNFYTASKS SGYFDMRYLLNNTLMKDQPSLAVT
LVDNHDTQPGQSLQSWVEPWFKPLAYAF I L TRQEGYPCVFYGDYYGIPKYNIPG
LKSK I DPLL IARRDYAYGTQRDYI DHQD I I GWTREGI DTKPNSGLAAL I TDGPG
GSKWMYVGKKHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTVT INADGWGEFKVNRGSVS I WVAK
[00483] The thermal stability of BASE-V28, V29, V30, V31, V32, V33, V34, and
V35,
compared to ACE-QK (e.g., U520120045817 and W02010/115028), is shown in Figure
38. All
the BASE variants were more stable than ACE-QK, although BASE-V28 was only
marginally
more stable.
Example 19
Interactions between residues in RG-deletion molecules
[00484] A structural interaction between residues 132 and 180 (refering to SEQ
ID NO: 1 for
numbering) explains the increased stability of some of the variants. Details
of the crystal
structure of CspAmy2-v1 are shown in Figures 39-42. As shown in Figure 39, the
naturally
occurring glutamate side chain at position 132 is positioned towards the side
chain of the
naturally-occurring threonine at position 180. The distance of 5.4 Angstroms,
however, is too
great for the formation of any stabilizing interaction. As shown in Figure 40,
a T180H variant
(e.g., CspAmy2-vC16C) has the histidine imidazole NH group in proximity to the
E132
glutamate carboxylate. The distance of 3.2 Angstroms allows the formation of a
stabilizing
hydrogen bond. At pH of roughly 4.5 to 7.0, a favorable charge interaction
(i.e., salt bridge) is
also likely between these residues. Referring to, e.g., Examples 6 and 7 and
Figures 8-10, the
observations that CspAmy2-C16E is more stable than CspAmy2-C16C, CspAmy2-C16F
is more
stable than CspAmy2-C16D, CspAmy2-C161 is more stable than CspAmy2-C16G, and
CspAmy2-C16J is more stable than CspAmy2-C16H, which pairs of variants differ
only by the
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presence or absence of the mutation T180H, supports this hypothesis.
Similarly, referring to,
e.g., Examples 17 and Figure 29, the observation that CspAmy2-v191 is more
stable than
CspAmy2-v179, which pair of variants differ only by the presence or absence of
the mutation
E132H, supports this hypothesis.
[00485] As shown in Figure 41, an aspartic acid at position 180 may also be
capable of
hydrogen bonding with the glutamate at position 132, although hydrogen bonding
may be
overwhelmed by unfavorable like charge interactions. However, the presence of
histidine at
position 132, in combination with an aspartate at position 180, restores the
possibility for a
favorable interaction created by a T180D mutation (Figure 42). The stabilizing
effect of the
E132H mutation in CspAmy2-v191 and CspAmy2-C25A, B, and F, which all have a
T180D
mutation, supports this hypothesis (e.g., Example 16 and Figure 27).
[00486] In BASE, postion E132 corresponds to position T134 and position T180
corresponds
to position T182. The observations that BASE-V31 is more stable than BASE-V28
and BASE-
V33 is more stable than BASE-V29 further supports this hypothesis in the
context of a different
a-amylase. In both cases, the mutations T134E and T180H appear to work
together to enable
the formation of a stabilizing interaction, likely a salt bridge. Similarly,
V34 is more stable than
V36, because of the stabilizing interaction between the glutamate and
histidine in V34, which
does not occur between the glutamate and glycine in V36.
[00487] Although the position 132-180 interaction was demonstrated using an
"RG" deletion,
it can fully be expected to work in the context of an adjacent "DG" or TG"
deletion. It will be
appreciated that the conserved amino acid sequence motif X1G/S1X2G2 (SEQ ID
NO: 48), as
exemplified by RGTG (SEQ ID NO: 49) in CspAmy2 a-amylase (SEQ ID NO: 1), is
adjacent to
the calcium-binding loop in a-amylases. X1 is typically arginine. G/51 is most
often glycine but
is serine in the case of BASE. X2 varies but is commonly aspartate or
threonine. G2 is highly
conserved. Deleting the TG in CspAmy2 a-amylase, instead of RG, would mean
that the
remaining residues would be RG rather than TG. Although the arginine would be
derived from
position 178 as opposed to the threonine, which is derived from position 180,
the three-
dimensional structure of the resulting variant is indistinguishable from one
having an RG
deletion plus an R to G substitution, and stabilizing the resulting molecule
is simply a matter of
selecting a suitable residue at position 132 to form a stabilizing interaction
with whatever
residue is remaining at the equivalent position in the X1G/S1X2G2 motif,
whether it originally
corresponded to position 180 or position 178 in the patent molecule (using SEQ
ID NO: 1 for
numbering). For convenience, this residue may be referred to as the remaining
non-G residue in
the aforementioned motif.
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[00488] Therefore, in general, if position 132 is negatively charged
(i.e., D or E), then the
remaining non-G residue should be positively charged (i.e., H, R, or K). If
position 132 is
positively charged (i.e., H, R, or K), then the remaining non-G residue should
be negatively
charged (i.e., D or E).
Example 19
Proteolytic cleavage of PcuAmyl and variants
[00489] Incubation of wild-type PcuAmyl amylase, or the PcuAmy-v1 variant,
with
subtilisin proteases leads to cleavage of the proteins, as observed when the
reaction products are
subjected to SDS/PAGE electrophoresis. Figure 43 is an image of an SDS/PAGE
gel showing
the cleavage of 20 lig of PcuAmyl-v1 in the presence of increasing amounts of
GG36 protease,
(from 0 to 40 lig as indicated above the gel). The letters on the right side
of the gel indicate (A)
intact full-length PcuAmyl-v1, (B) a first cleavage product of PcuAmyl-v1, (C)
GG36 protease,
(D) a contaminant in the GG36 protein preparation, and (E) a second cleavage
product of
PcuAmyl-v1. The main degradation products observed after incubation of PcuAmy-
v1 amylase
with a subtilisin protease have a molecular weight of about 38 and 16 kDa (B
and E,
respectively). The amount of proteolytic degradation is dependent on the
concentration of
protease used. This makes PcuAmyl amylase suboptimal for inclusion in enzyme
detergent
formulations that contain commonly-used subtilisin proteases.
[00490] A sample of PcuAmy-v1 protein was incubated with GG36 protease
(Bacillus lentis
subtilisin) and the reaction products were analyzed by mass spectroscopy. The
results were
consistent with hydrolysis occurring between residues Q334 and L336 (not
shown).
[00491] To determine whether protease-stable variants of PcuAmy could be
engineered,
PcuAmyl-v3 and further variants 3A to 3L were constructed and tested. PcuAmyl-
v3 is a
variant of PcuAmyl with the mutations E186P, G472K and lacking R177 and G178
(using SEQ
ID NO: 3 for numbering). The substitution E186P and the deletions at R177 and
G178 increase
the detergent stability of PcuAmyl. The substitution G472K improves cleaning
performance.
None of these mutations has any effect on protease sensitivity (data not
shown). Therefore,
including these mutations in variants made to explore the effect of other
mutations on protease
stability does not interfere with the results.
[00492] The mature form of PcuAmyl-v3 is shown, below, as (SEQ ID NO: 50):
ADNGT I MQYFEWYLPNDGAHWNRLNNDAQNLKNVG I TAVW I PPAYKGG S SADVG
YGVYDTYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKSEL I SAVNNLHAKGIAVYGDVVLNHRMNA
DATELVDAVEVDPNNRNVET T S TYQ I QAWTQYDFPGRGNTYS SFKWRWYHFDGV
DWDQ SRGLNRI YKL DGKDWDWPVD SEYGNYDYLMGADL DFNHPDVVNE TKTWGK
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WFVNTVNL DGVRL DAVKH I KF DFMRDWVNNVRS TTGKNLFAVGEYWHYDVNKLN
SY I TKTNGTMSLFDVPLHFRFYDASNGGGGYDMRNLLNNTLMS SNPMKAVTFVE
NHDTQPTQALQS TVQSWFKPLAYAT IL TREQGYPCVFYGDYYGT SDGK I S SYKP
IMDKLLNARKVYAYGTQRDYFDHPDIVGWTREGDAAHAGSGLATL I TDGPGGSK
WMYVGT SKAGQVWTDKTGNRSGTVT I DANGWGNFWVNKGSVSVWAK
[00493] To identify the reason for PcuAmyl protease sensitivity, the amino
acid sequence of
PcuAmyl was compared to that of other CAZy Family GH-13 amylases which show
protease-
resistance, such as PURASTAR ST (B. licheniformis amylase or AmyL), SPEZYME
XTRA
(Geobacillus stearothermophilus amylase or AmyS), ACE-QK (W02010/115021), and
STAINZYME (Novozymes). Based on observed differences in sequence, PcuAmyl
variants
PcuAmyl-v3A to PcuAmyl-v3L (i.e., 3A-3L) were designed and tested for protease
resistance.
The mutations present in each variant are listed in Table 11. They were
introduced into
PcuAmyl-v3 (SEQ ID NO: 49), using standard methods, many of which are
described above.
Table 11. List of mutations introduced in PcuAmyl-v3 resulting in variants 3A
to 3L
Position wt 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 3G 3H 31 3J 3K 3L
319 M T
333 T GG GG G G
335 A S S S S S S
337 Q E E E E E
339 T W
341 Q E
342 S P P P P T
351 T F F W
[00494] The 12 PcuAmyl variants were expressed in B. subtilis as described,
above. 40 [IL
filtered supernatant from each PcuAmyl variant culture broth was incubated
with 100 lug GG36
protease for 6 hours at room temperature, and subsequently analyzed for
remaining amylase
activity using the Megazyme Ceralpha substrate assay (Megazyme International
Ireland, Co.
Wicklow, Ireland). Residual activity after protease incubation was compared to
the amylase
activity of each sample after incubation with buffer alone. The results are
shown in Figure 44.
A subset of the samples was also analyzed by SDS-PAGE (Figure 45), with the
protein standard,
SEEBLUE Plus2 (Invitrogen). The commercially available amylases were included
for
comparison.
[00495] PcuAmyl variants 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, and 3L maintained >70% of their
enzymatic
activity after incubation with GG36 protease. PcuAmyl variants 3J and 3K
maintained >65% of
their enzymatic activity after incubation with GG36 protease. PcuAmyl variants
3E, 3F, 3G,
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3H, and 31 did not show an appreciable increase of stability compared to the
wild-type enzyme.
Samples of the 3B, 3C, 3D and 3L incubations were analyzed by SDS/PAGE and
showed
significant reduction in degradation products when incubated with GG36
protease, confirming
that the increase in residual amylase activity was due to decreased
proteolytic cleavage.
[00496] These results of the small-scale experiment indicate that the
introduction of a
mutation at position T333 significantly reduces the proteolytic cleavage of
PcuAmyl, and that
additional mutations at A335, Q337, and S342 further reduce proteolytic
cleavage. The T351W
mutation but not the T35 1F mutation, also appears to reduce the proteolytic
cleavage of
PcuAmyl.
[00497] To better characterize the relative contributions of these mutations
to protease
resistance, the following additional variants were made:
PcuAmyl-v10: del (R177, G178) + E186P + T333G + Q337E + G472K
PcuAmyl-v11: del (R177, G178) + E186P + T333G + A3355 + G472K
PcuAmyl-v12: del (R177, G178) + E186P + A335S + Q337E + G472K
PcuAmyl-v13: del (R177, G178) + E186P + T333G + A335S + Q337E + T351W + G472K
[00498] Variants PcuAmyl-v10, PcuAmyl-v11, and PcuAmyl-v12 include pair-wise
combination of mutations at positions T333, A335, and Q337. PcuAmyl-v3-v13
includes
mutations at all the aforementioned positions and includes the additional
mutation T351W.
These variants were compared in a large scale detergent stability assay to the
following
previously-described variants:
PcuAmyl-v3B: del (R177, G178) + E186P + T333G +A3355 + Q337E + G472K
PcuAmyl-v3L: del (R177, G178) + E186P + T333G + A3355 + Q337E + 5342T + G472K
[00499] The commercial detergents Total Color (MIFA Ag Frenkendorf,
Switzerland) and
Omo (Unilever, London, UK) were heat inactivated at 90 C for 4 hours to
eliminate existing
enzyme activities. Enzyme activity in the heat inactivated detergents was
measured using the
Suc-AAPF-pNA and Ceralpha assays for measuring protease and amylase activity,
respectively.
To prepare the stability samples, 2% w/w protease (PURAFECT Prime 4000L,
Danisco US
Inc.) and 0.5% w/w amylase were added to each detergent sample and mixed.
Samples were
stored in a CO2 incubator (Sanyo) at 37 C for 14 days. Aliquots were taken
from each reaction
sample at various time points, diluted in 50 mM MOPS, pH 7.15 buffer with 1%
BSA added,
and alpha-amylase activity was measured using the Ceralpha substrate
(Megazyme, Inc). The
activity for each sample was determined using a Arena 20XT Photometric
Analyzer (Thermo
Scientific) using a calibrated standard. The remaining activity at each time
point was reported as
a percent (%) of the total activity determined at time zero.
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[00500] The results of the detergent stability assays performed in MIFA Total
(MIFA Ag
Frenkendorf, Switzerland) and Unilever OMO (Unilever, London, UK) are shown in
Figures 46-
50. Figures 46 and 48 show the residual activity of PcuAmyl variants over time
in MIFA Total
and Unilever Omo, respectively, supplemented with FNA protease. Figures 47 and
49
summarize the data for the 3 and 14 day time points. PcuAmyl variants that
include the T333
mutation, i.e., 3B, 3L,v10, v13, and to a lesser degree, v11 were the most
stable. Variants that
did not include the T333 mutation, i.e., V1 and v12, were the least stable. As
evidenced by v10
and v11, the presence of a mutation at Q337E further improves stability.
[00501] The cleaning performance of purified PcuAmyl-v3B and PcuAmyl-v3L was
analyzed in a microswatch cleaning assay. CFT CS-28 rice starch on cotton
swatches (Center
for Testmaterials, BV, Vlaardingen, Netherlands) containing an indicator dye
bound to the
starch were punched to form discs measuring 5.5 mm in diameter. Two discs were
placed in
each well of three flat-bottom non-binding 96-well assay plates.
[00502] Both enzymes and two commercial amylase products: PURASTAR ST (alpha-
amylase from Bacillus licheniformis; DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Palo Alto,
California,
USA), and STAINZYME (Novozymes, Copenhagen, Denmark) were diluted to 0.5
mg/mL in
dilution buffer (50 mM MOPS, pH 7.2, 0.005% Tween), and then further diluted
to 2 ppm in a
microtiter plate. 200 [t.L of these samples were transferred into the first
row of each of three
swatch plates. 100 [t.L of HEPES buffer (25 mM HEPES, pH 8.0 with 2 mM CaC12
and 0.005%
Tween-80) was then added to each well of the next five rows of the swatch
plates, and serial
dilutions were made to result in final enzyme concentrations of 2, 1, 0.5,
0.25, and 0.125 ppm as
well as a row of blank (buffer only) wells with 200 [t.L in every well. Plates
were incubated at
C with agitation at 1150 rpm for 15 minutes. The wash liquor was transferred
to fresh
microtiter plates and enzyme performance was judged by the amount of color
released into the
25 wash liquor. Color release was quantified spectrophotometrically at 488
nm, and triplicate reads
were blank-subtracted and averaged.
[00503] The results are shown in Figure 50. Both PcuAmyl-v3B and PcuAmyl-v3L
demonstrated excellent cleaning performance.
[00504] Commercial detergent Persil Universal Gel Gold (Henkel, Diisseldorf,
Germany) was
heat inactivated at 90 C for 4 hours to eliminate existing enzyme activities.
Following
inactivation, enzyme activity in the heat inactivated detergents was measured
using the Suc-
AAPF-pNA substrate-based and Ceralpha assay (Megazyme, Wicklow, Ireland) to
ensure that
any protease and amylase activities, respectively, had been abolished. A 10%
solution of
detergent was then made in water.
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[00505] 100 [t.L of each of the enzyme stocks (at 0.5 mg/mL) were added to 400
[t.L of the
10% detergent solutions. The enzymes tested were PURASTAR , STAINZYME ,
PcuAmyl-
v3B and PcuAmy-v3L. 50 [t.L of enzyme stock solution was added to PCR tubes
and incubated
at either 60, 70, 80, or 90 C for 15 minutes. Prior to incubation, 10 [t.L was
removed and
incubated at room temperature throughout the duration of the experiment to
serve as the
"unstressed" samples. Following incubation, an additional 1:10 dilution of
each sample was
made in dilution buffer. Samples were then transferred to microtiter plates in
triplicate, and
alpha-amylase activity was measured on all unstressed and stressed samples
using the Ceralpha
assay. Residual activity was calculated by dividing the activity of each
amylase after the
thermal stress by the activity of the unstressed amylase.
[00506] The results are shown in Figures 51 and 52. PcuAmy 1-v3B and PcuAmy-
v3L
demonstrated similar thermostability compared to STAINZYME , and significantly
better
stability than PURASTAR .
[00507] Although the foregoing compositions and methods have been described in
some
detail by way of illustration and examples for purposes of clarity of
understanding, it will be
apparent to those skilled in the art that certain changes and modifications
may be made.
Therefore, the description should not be construed as limiting the scope of
the invention, which
is delineated by the appended claims.
[00508] All publications, patents, and patent applications cited herein are
hereby incorporated
by reference in their entireties for all purposes and to the same extent as if
each individual
publication, patent, or patent application were specifically and individually
indicated to be so
incorporated by reference.
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